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“Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign!”

The Five Man Electric Band didn’t like being told what to do and not to do. And while those weird hippie folk might have gone a bit far, it’s very American to resist orders from the government.

However, in the last 30 years or so, we’ve seen more and more executive orders, and now they’re flying fast and furious. Wear a mask. Don’t by seeds for your garden. Don’t take your kids to the park. Don’t go for a private run on the beach.

How are we going to restrain this?

There are crisis situations where we need the public to act a certain way. But does that have to be an order? Can’t we appeal to people and ask them to act responsibly?

Also, it seems un-American to give one person power without giving someone else the power to hold them in check. We seem to have missed that part.

Pigweed and Crowhill discuss.

The Wuhan Virus Is Finally Awakening Europe To China’s Imperialism

Why does it take a 2×4 to the side of the head before our genius experts realize things like this?

I’ve never read The Vision of the Anointed, but from what I’ve heard, it rips the mask off the pretensions of the elite.

Obviously we have to rely on experts in many areas of our lives. Doctors, dentists, engineers, mechanics, plumbers, etc. But there’s a kind of so-called expert who isn’t expert at all.

The “after action” analysis I’m looking forward to the most — once this coronavirus mess is behind us — is what the actual effect of printing money and deficit spending is. We hear lots of talk about it, but now we’re going to have some data.

When P&C started the podcast, Pigweed thought we might have three or four topics to discuss, but then what? Now, many scores of episodes in, the boys find they can’t keep up with everything they want to talk about, so from time to time they have to plow through several topics in one episode. This time …

1. Our insulation from death in the modern world, and how that affects our lives.

2. What if the media covered auto fatalities in the same 24×7 manner they cover other stories? Auto fatalities by brand, by model, by the age or sex or nationality of the driver, by region …. There’s no end to the stories they could get out of it.

3. How much power do you hand over to the government during a crisis, and what are the limits? Right now, the tech titans are offering to track people to ensure they’re following government mandates about social distancing. Once the crisis is over, will they stop?

4. Pigweed’s theory of the Asian bow, and might we see the death of the handshake?

5. Mail bag. Did the boys diss the 7 deadly sins? Also, women and men, the sense of smell, and brewing.

Pigweed and Crowhill discuss the Ten Commandments and their role in the modern world.

Where did we get them, and why do they have such an influence on our understanding of morality?

Why are so few of the commandments reflected in our laws?

Why do Jews, Protestants, and Catholics number them differently? And are there conflicting versions of the commandments in the Bible?

What role did Moses play in the commandments? And what the heck is the Pentateuch?