The Seth Leibsohn Show

The $2 trillion relief bill is about half of our federal budget.  How did we get to the point where we needed it so quickly?  Kimberly Strassel's column on the Democrats' use of the relief bill to gain permanent expansion of government.  Pete Peterson, Dean of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, joins Seth to talk about social isolation and loneliness during the virus outbreak....

Caring About the Economy:  Seth takes us on a tour of the meaning and virtue of work—and shows how caring about the economy in a time of crisis is not a cold hearted desire to help just millionaires and billionaires, but the forgotten virtue that tends to all of us.  Hillary Clinton's shameful tweet about Trump and the virus.  President Trump signs the $2 trillion relief bill....

Attorney Brett Johnson, partner at the lawfirm of Snell and Wilmer, on the constitutionality of "stay at home" orders.  Thano Sahnas calls in to tell Seth about his free online streaming concert tonight at 7 PM, on therecordingartist.com.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

R.R. Reno, Editor at First Things, on Governor Cuomo's disastrous sentimentalism.  The hard work of truck drivers during the Wuhan Virus outbreak.  Gratitude versus hoarding.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Passion Runs Riot:  Seth talks about the overreaction to the China or CoronaVirus.  What it has led to, and how it is the natural symptom of a politics of extremism and extreme rhetoric, fueled by the hatred of conservatism and Donald Trump.  Congressman Andy Biggs, representative from Arizona's 5th District and Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, joins Seth to talk about the...

Michael Walsh, author of The Devil's Pleasure Palace and The Fiery Angel, joins Seth to talk about his Epoch Times piece, "In Face of Pandemic, Put Away Sentimentality, and Let Life Go On."  The stimulus bill.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Kennedy, Chairman of the Committee on the Present Danger China and President of the American Strategy Group, on his piece at AmericanMind.org, "The Chinese Communist Party vs. America."  Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, representing Arizona's 8th District, on the Wuhan Virus relief bill.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How the Democrats Take Advantage:  Seth explains what rationality is and isn’t in this time of crisis, and how the left never sleeps.  To the left, it’s always time for their agenda.  From Aristotle to medical experts, Seth takes us through what the rational response and thinking should really be right now.  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of G...

John P. Walters, chief operating officer of Hudson Institute and director of Hudson Institute Political Studies, on his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, "China Is Not a Coronavirus Role Model."  Nancy Pelosi and the bailout bill.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Bennett joins Seth to talk about the Wuhan Virus in terms of proportionality, and some ideas for teaching your children during this time.  Hantavirus.  A quote on fairy tales and dragons.  Learning right and wrong from literature.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking Survival Seriously: Seth gives us a lesson from C.S. Lewis on what’s truly important and what the worship of Nature has done to us as a people, especially given our susceptibility to fears not about the Atomic Bomb, as Lewis wrote it, but the China Virus.  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Brandon Weichert of TheWeichertReport.com, Contributing Editor at American Greatness, and author of the forthcoming book, "Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower" on whether the U.S. can remain a superpower after the Wuhan Virus shutdown, and striking the right balance between social isolation and the U.S. economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congressman David Schweikert, representing Arizona's 6th District, joins Seth to talk about the Wuhan Virus, and the Democrats' obstruction in getting a relief bill done.  Travis Grantham, Arizona State House Representative for Legislative District 12, on the latest from the State Capitol.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proportionality & The Virus:  Seth asks us not to just look at worst-case scenarios of what may happen, but also the scenario we are putting ourselves now knowing what we know.  It’s easy to get a democracy to over-react.  Are we over-reacting now?  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning.   See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

China's war against the U.S. media.  Presidential Historian Tevi Troy joins Seth to talk about the Wuhan Virus, and past Presidential responses to crises as detailed in his book, "Shall We Wake the President?: Two Centuries of Disaster Management from the Oval Office."   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wuhan virus's effect on the economy.  The proposed trillion dollar stimulus package.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keep Calm? Carry On?  Seth takes us through the week of the serious and non-serious concerns of the China Virus and the American response thus far, and what it bodes for the future, taking cues from Churchill, Goldwater, and Adam Smith.  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renowned Valley physician Zuhdi Jasser, Staff Internist to members of U.S.Congress & Supreme Court Justices at the U.S. Capitol from May of 1997 to April of 1999, and past-President of the Arizona Medical Association and Chairman of the Bioethics Committee at Good Samaritan Hospital, on concerns about the virus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Harsanyi, Senior Writer at National Review, on the Wuhan Virus, the Chernobyl disaster, and communism.  Adam E. Lang, Partner at Snell & Wilmer, on some of the legal issues that could come about as a result of the Wuhan Virus.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Naming of the Virus.  The left wants to exonerate China.  It’s worse than dumb, it’s actually life threatening.  As Seth Leibsohn explains here, the left’s quest to deny all common sense about almost all our threats - from Radical Islam to the Wuhan Virus is, itself, the problem.  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planni...

Pete Peterson, Dean of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, joins Seth to talk about the effects of social distancing and self-quarantining have on loneliness.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats' politicization of the Wuhan Virus.  U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar joins Seth to give the latest update about the Wuhan Virus.  We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a short segment to open the show, Seth sets the stage for our special hour-long SRN broadcast featuring Sebastian Gorka, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, and Mike Gallagher talking about the Wuhan Virus.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's ban on reporters from the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times.  What lessons will be learned from the Wuhan Virus shutdown?  Where do you get your news?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Hinderaker of Powerline joins Seth to talk about the Wuhan Virus, and whether we are overreacting.  The impossible situation the media tries to portray for President Trump regarding the virus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.