I'm learning all kinds of things today. Didn't know who Dr. Drew was. Didn't know what Vox News was. I lead a sheltered, expert-driven life.

As to the whole "does socialism work?" question, really, to apply gambling lingo, is there any kind of reasonable sample size from which to draw a conclusion? This coronavirus may very well lead to largely socialist medicine and socialist airline travel in this country.

For insights on how context and outside forces affect and sometimes dictate the success/failure of different government styles, I recommend Jared Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel." We're about to enter the Germs part.