from china's experience with commentator chadwick were 1st let's hear from public policy expert lex abrams and cho all crises tend to strengthen the hand of the executive we're seeing a tremendous increase right now in the federal government power in the united states the reason there's even some talk you know about martial law curfews i think it's terrifying i think it's really disturbing and it's you know there are some constitutional scholars out better that debate whether how constitutional is i think it's it's shocking how easily americans will give up their liberty but that said the u.s. is a democracy in china is an authoritarian country but in general in terms of the continuum between democracy limited government and authoritarianism u.s. government is moving more into rection of china while still trying to maintain some of our time accredit norms i think that that max is absolutely correct that if we're see just how swiftly the state can expand out how it can come in and become more authoritarian and you know in new york city right now it's a ghost town here and it and you know th