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“The new laws unwind the safeguards that exist under current licensing schemes”—guns in America

Also on the daily podcast: the risks of rising Scottish nationalism and a coffee species for the climate-change era

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TODAY ANOTHER state will enact a “permitless carry” law—no licence, checks or training required. We ask why states’ loosening of safeguards fails to reflect public sentiment. Brexit has supercharged Scottish nationalism, and this week’s elections may pave the way to another independence referendum. And a long-forgotten coffee species may weather the climate-change era. Runtime: 21min

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