The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 8-17-2020

A lot of people are getting a graduate-level education in what unintended consequences are all about. Jon Miltimore has a sobering piece on the CDC's report of how the lockdowns are affecting our mental health and how a quarter of young adults surveyed have said they've contemplated suicide this summer.

You don't have to be an expert on cryptocurrencies to recognize that they are offering an alternative to centrally-planned monetary policy. World chess champion Gary Kasparov has added his voice to those praising the virtue of regaining control over your personal finances in a time of sweeping consolidation of power by governments and financial institutions.

What do you do when one of your intellectual heroes lets you down? Jeffery A. Tucker has a useful primer on how to separate the person from the ideas that they are sharing. Tucker also has an insightful essay on how millions of minds are being opened to the reality that there are some things even government cannot solve for us.

The drumbeat of anger and revolt against free market capitalism continues to be heard throughout the land. Mark J. Perry has something to say that the protesters need to hear: Capitalism is about the rest of us, not the wealthy.

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