Month: March 2020

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Opening Arguments - OA371: Your COVID-19 Questions, Continued!

Today's episode is the second half of our double-length episode in which we tackle your questions about the coronavirus and the law. If you haven't listened to Episode 370 (Part 1) first, go check that out!

We tackle:

  • The extent of federal and state powers during emergencies, including the National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. Ch. 34, the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5121, and 42 U.S. § 264;
  • And we contrasted that with state powers, such as 2018 Maryland Code, Public Safety Art., Title 14, Article 3.
  • Whether the House of Representatives has to vote in chamber, or whether they can use technology;
  • Whether restrictions on gatherings violate the First Amendment;
  • Whether you can be charged with a crime for spreading coronavirus;

And much, much more!

No #T3BE this week as we jam-pack 2.5 hours of content for your self-quarantining listening pleasure!

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Appearances

None! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, event, or in front of your group, please drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.

Show Notes & Links

  1. As an overview to states of emergency, we began with Ex parte Milligan (1866).
  2. Federal powers: 50 U.S.C. Ch. 34, the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5121, and 42 U.S. § 264; the federal government has enumerated powers as per the 10th Amendment.
  3. Check out the Rules of the House of Representatives.
  4. On time, place & manner we cited Ward v. Rock Against Racism, 491 U.S. 781 (1989).

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Read Me a Poem - “the lost baby poem” by Lucille Clifton

Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s “the lost baby poem.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman. Explore more poetry at our website, https://theamericanscholar.org/


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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The Gist - Making Outbreak Models

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On the Gist, state governments need help.

In the interview, Dr. Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University talks about his research modeling potential outbreaks, which is featured in the recent New York Times story, “Coronavirus Could Overwhelm U.S. Without Urgent Actions, Estimates Say.”

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Consider This from NPR - The Cost Of Social Distancing

How do officials weigh the economic cost against the public health benefit? Plus a report from the hardest-hit area of Italy, and a sampling of free things that you had to pay for before the coronavirus.

Planet Money's episode 'How To Save The Economy Now' is here.
Here's a list of things that weren't free before the coronavirus from NPR's Brakkton Booker.
Email the show at coronavirusdaily@npr.org.

This episode was recorded and published as part of this podcast's former 'Coronavirus Daily' format.

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Pod Save America - “Slush Fund Baby.”

Trump refuses to force the production of life-saving medical equipment, Democrats fight to eliminate a corporate slush fund from Mitch McConnell’s stimulus bill, and the coronavirus pandemic upends the 2020 campaign. Then, health care workers share stories about how they’re grappling with this crisis.

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We played clips from listeners around the country in today’s episode about how they’ve been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. if you’d like to share your story, send a voice note or video to 323 405-9944.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Unlimited QE and Why Markets Can’t Price in COVID-19

Last October, Ikigai Asset Management’s Travis Kling predicted that Central Banks would have to “juice QE to infinity” in order to save markets from recession. Yesterday on 60 Minutes, Fed President Neel Kashkari said “there is an infinite amount of cash at the Federal Reserve. We will do whatever we need to do to make sure there is enough cash in the financial system.” 

This was followed this morning by an announcement that the Fed was giving itself effectively unlimited capacity to intervene in markets. Markets were...still not impressed. In less than two hours, an initial gain had entirely retraced. 

On this episode of The Breakdown, @NLW looks at:

  • Specifics details of the Fed Announcement
  • Why FinTwit and Bitcoin Twitter are focusing on inflation 
  • Why some think that this action amounts to a nationalization of markets
  • How the ‘money printer go brrr’ meme is taking hold


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