The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 8-11-2020

• A few days ago, I shared the video of the Victoria police commissioner in Melbourne laying out how and why his enforcers would be cracking down on violators of their lockdown. To get a feel for the madness that currently rules Melbourne, check out this essay from Jeffrey A. Tucker and note the hellish rules under which they are being required to live. It's very sobering.
• Gary Welch also joins me to talk about how general incompetence, rather than conspiracy, is likely the explanation for why public officials have responded to Covid-19 like they have. Of all the choices they had in how to respond, why did they pick the one that would do the deepest and most lasting damage to as many people as possible? He also reminds us that public officials work for us and are accountable to us. Let's stop treating them like they are our bosses.
• A great example of what French economist Frederic Bastiat referred to as "that which is not seen" is the current official effort to deny or freeze evictions of non-paying renters due to the economic shutdown. Jeff Minnick explains that the property rights (and right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness) of the landlords are being sacrificed for the appearance of "saving" the renters who can no longer pay their rent. Once again, government sees a problem that it can only make worse and says, "Hold my beer."