How will the shutdown of the American economy and normal everyday life move over time? Will people continue to accept the restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 virus, or will we grow restless and start to view the imposition of government constriction on once routine behavior as untenable? We discuss with Phil Magness, a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. Phil is the author of numerous works on economic history, taxation, economic inequality, the history of slavery, and education policy in the United States. His latest column at aier.org is on the virus and is entitled "People Adapt, Thwarting Government Plans."

 

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