Citation From the March 29, 2020, edition of Fox News’ Life, Liberty, & Levin

STEPHEN MOORE (ECONOMIST): Well, look the governors are trying to take appropriate measures here. But when I see what's going on in California, in my home state of Illinois, and New York and New Jersey, where you're seeing extraordinary powers being grasped by these governors.

Just as an example, this story of what's happening in Los Angeles, this is the mayor actually, who has basically said he is going to shut off the water and electricity of any business that violates his curfew and takes customers. I mean, come on, are we Russia now, are we the Soviet Union?

I think there are abuses of power. And look, I'm very sensitive to the people who are losing their lives or [inaudible]. I have three good friends, one who is on -- in a coma right now because of this disease.

But we have to be smart about this, and we do have to protect people's individual liberties. And this is one of the reasons I strongly support what the president said.

Let's take some smart measures to protect people's health in the fullest way possible, but also reopen our $20 trillion economic engine, which is the greatest engine of economic growth and prosperity in the history of the world.