Dan Proft fills in for Dennis from Chicago. The Justice Department sided with churches in the COVID-19 religious dispute. Liquor stores, weed shops, and grocery stores are open, Churches… not so much. Rev. Bill Bolin, defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan by keeping his church open for in-person services. Amity Shlaes, best-selling author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, joins the program to discuss her latest column: The Great Depression didn’t have to happen. Neither does a covid-19 depression. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced today some shops could reopen next week and that schools across the country would be allowed to open gradually May 4th.

Many of our liberties have been taken away during this virus crisis. Have we let them go too easily? Have we lost our love of liberty? Dennis has thoughts. So do callers.

The Democratic governors are having a field day acting out their authoritarian impulses. They will tell us what we can do and when?… Dennis talks to Dr. Simone Gold, emergency department physician and lawyer. She’s dealing with corona cases every day.

How do we balance the deaths from Covid-19 with the damage done to the economy, the child and spousal abuse, the suicides? Is that a permissible debate?… What gives governors and mayors the right to close down states and cities?… When can we all go back to work? When it’s safe? What is safe?

Dennis talks to Eric Metaxas, host of the Eric Metaxas Show on Salem Radio and best-selling author. His new book is Seven More Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness… When do we start rebelling against politicians who want to tell us how to live?… Bernie officially endorses Joe. Bernie won, even though he lost.

The virus panic has brought out the inner tyrant of many politicians. The first among the worst is Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer… Dennis talks to Ami Horowitz, video journalist. His new video asks New Yorkers who they hate more Trump or the virus.

Why does Florida have so many fewer deaths than New York? They started their lockdown 10 days after New York. Doctors and scientists have no more wisdom than third basemen…

Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: why are we so quick to give up our freedoms; how many people die of flu every year; why do we trust experts.

One of the great advantages of being religious is that you have a religious community. Having a community is a great source of happiness, especially in difficult times.

The Left doesn’t want the virus to end soon. Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, the architect of ObamaCare, says that we need to stay locked down for 18 months or until a cure is a found… Japan is now paying its companies to disengage from China. The US should do the same…

Mark Davis fills in for Dennis from Dallas, TX. Doctors are great, their knowledge is crucial… their opinion is not. There should be no politicization of medication. Callers weigh in.

Mark Davis fills in for Dennis from Dallas, TX. Is the shutdown worth it if it crushes the economy, yes… so that X number of people don’t die, but what if this lockdown runs through July 4th? Callers weigh in.