The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 8-14-2020

• Political scientist and co-host of the Words & Numbers podcast James R. Harrigan joins me to talk about the upcoming election, the economy and the plight of the small business owner. James always has an informed and nonpartisan take on current events. If you haven't already subscribed to his podcast, consider doing so.
• Someone recently made the suggestion that "2020" could be used in the place of profanity. As in: "What a load of 2020!" We definitely live in interesting times. Kent McManigal's latest essay points out that freedom lovers have nearly equal reasons for hope and despair.
• Kent also has a very timely take on how we're starting to pay the price for all those stimulus checks the government has been issuing to "save" us. 
• A recent study by a travel website ranked the 35 best and worst countries in which to raise a family. Would  you believe the U.S. was 34 out of 35? The results feel a bit politically massaged to me. Especially after reading Daniel J. Mitchell's latest piece on why Americans have a higher standard of living and more economic freedom than most of the rest of the world.