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AOC tells proles they've nothing to lose but their chains. America's governor (according the DC Press Corps) has his "learn to code" moment in addressing the economic anxieties of those he terms "non-essential" workers. Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity Avik Roy's strategy to get back to work safely. Antibody testing talk w/ Luisp Pedro Coelho, principal investigator of the Big Data Biology Lab at Fudan University (Shanghai). Restaurateur Kurt Huffman on paying people not to work. Financier and columnist Conrad Black on Dems' underestimations. Taxpayer-funding formalizes the state-run media, and Hounding Harvard.
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I'll query Lara Logan, "Lara Logan Has No Agenda" on Fox Nation, about the DC press corps' residence at the intersection of disdain and dishonesty. CNBC Contributor Jim Iuorio on whether the oil mkt crash was a canary in the coal mine. Diplomat/author David Seminara on Dems' hysterical 20/20 hindsight. AEI's Ryan Streeter advocates the WH focus on drug approvals (anti-viral therapies). Marc Andreessen argues it's "Time to Build". Should pols be giving the people whatever they demand to make them "feel" safe or engage them in a meaningful way to make them actually safer? Thank you, Mr. POTUS, for forcing Harvard's hand. Keep going in clawing back other CARES act funding to higher ed. Repurpose to small biz.
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WashingtonExaminer.com's Jim Antle: could The Great American Shutdown protests be the new Tea Party? Think Abbott Labs' #COVID19 test was innovative? Find out what UK Prof. James Logan is pursuing to enlist the aid of our canine friends. Constantin Eckner on Germany's conservative reopening. Historical context w/r/t market crashes from Morningstar, Inc.'s Paul Kaplan. A new study of philosophy professors find the self-identified Leftists (75%) are less willing to defend their views and less tolerant of opposing ones. What is with governors like IL's JB Pritzker and mayors like NYC's Bill de Blasio demanding federal dollars before they "can" reopen their states/cities? There is no recession in the public sector. Reopening means unleashing the private sector, you know, the productive sector that finances government at the local, state and federal levels. Out of the park, Mr. Bündchen. You're not in Boston anymore.
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"The political fallout from the virus won't be pretty"...Will the COVID-19 response disappear the middle? I'll discuss with Chapman University fellow and "The Coming of Neo-Feudalism" author Joel Kotkin. Idiocracy meets Stanley Milgram witth Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD) Political Economy Professor Robert Wright. Searching for Buffet or another hero with Vanity Fair special correspondent William Cohan. Is Sweden exposing the folly of lockdowns? A review of the perspectives of Sweden's former top epidemiologist Dr. Johan Giesicke. Harvard calls for homeschooling ban. John Daly's homebrew "remedy"...and the media's absolute lack of a sense of humor.
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"In politics when you’re praised for something it becomes your move, then your only move...The governors, while generally impressive, are human, are experiencing new power and fame, and can give in to the lure of the dumb. What is needed is a sense of proportion and, crucially, respect for your people." - Peggy Noonan, WSJ. City Journal Contributing Editor and documentarian Chris Rufo on SF's treat for prisoners while Nancy Pelosi checks her chocolate stock. Washington Times' BillGertz vindicated on Wuhan lab. TheFederalist.com's David Marcus: the shutdown was w/ the people's consent and so will be the opening. Constitutional law expert David Rivkin on the shared power of POTUS and the governors. Biden punts the Constitution. Can dogs sniff out COVID-19?
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The world is a complicated place. You need someone to expose the political fakers, fixers and takers, and cut through the mindless chatter and misdirection to make sense of it all. That person is Dan Proft and this is the Dan Proft Show.
Politicians take positions. Proft makes arguments. He's studied the western canons. He's read the books. He's seen every episode of "The Simpsons." From DesCartes to Cartman, Willy Loman to Groundskeeper Willie, he's the Firing Pin to William F. Buckley's "Firing Line" here to spark robust dialogue and see who can employ the most arcane (pop) cultural and artistic references to support their points of view.
Entrepreneur, editorial contributor to the Chicago Tribune, former Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, and morning drive radio talk show host with AM 560 The Answer in Chicago (560TheAnswer.com). He speaks truth to his audience with popular political commentary and provocative interviews with deep thinkers and solutionists.

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