Words & Numbers

In response to the virus, state and city governments are exercising powers that they wouldn’t have in normal times. State and local governments are ordering businesses to close, restricting people’s right to travel, and talking about legally suspending rent and debt payments. This week, Clark Neily joins us to discuss the black, white, and gray constitutional areas of governmental powers in times of crisis. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/cooperation-and-coercion-preorder/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Math Teacher https://twitter.com/DakSt8Football/status/1243687140799766532/photo/1 Venezuelan Warship https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52151951 Earliest Recorded Use of the F-Word https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8189047/Worlds-earliest-record-F-word-discovered-manuscript-written-bored-Scottish-student.html Foolishness of the Week The Social Distancing Police https://www.forsythnews.co