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Life During Wartime

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Settle in, shelter-in-placers, we've got another super-sized (and shall we say, impassioned) edition of the Ricochet Podcast. In addition to the robust debaters, we've got Deb Saunders (self-quarantined from an undisclosed location) and Arthur Brooks who provides some much needed optimism in these dark days.

Music from this week's show: Life During Wartime by Talking Heads

Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Guests:
Arthur BrooksDSDebra Saunders

Discussion (177)

  • Samuel Block@SamuelBlock
    Edited

    I just thought I'd say that I think the opening argument, though a little interrupt-y a few times, was excellent. The disagreement was vehement, but impressively civil. Peter and Rob should find more to get into it over! James, you should jump in as well.

    But, seriously guys. Well done!

  • PeterParisi@PeterParisi

    Re: first fifteen minutes.

    Wow! That is the most contention (I will not use the word "acrimony"!) I've heard on this podcast. But it was really great: this is the conversation everyone is afraid to have.

    (Brief digression: Someone should ask if Peter is alright. He sounded truly worried. It must be terrible to be living in California right now.)

    My questions are: how long do we need to maintain this regimen, and how successful will be after two weeks? We already have college students on spring break refusing to adhere to the suggestions. Some will doubtless catch the virus and bring it home to their families, since their schools have probably shut down. Adults, I hope, can do better, but how much better?

    The shut downs are draconian but I don't see how we can avoid them. The earliest we'll see a vaccine is spring 2021. Perhaps a month while the country warms up? We can be grateful this didn't happen in October: imagine what might have happened if this had hit us just before the Christmas consumer glut?

  • Barry Jones@BarryJones
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    Have these guys even heard of chloroquine and the associated treatments? The French study indicates rather remarkable results...to include prophylactic uses which would prevent the virus from getting a hold. Chloroquine and some of the HIV anti virals could well be the "silver bullet" for the Corona virus with patients leaving the hospital after 6 days and virus free. Even if half of the information is BS it is still a TREATMENT for the thing, not just "let;'s treat the symptoms and hope they recover" that has been the norm until now.
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