Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

In China, mental illness has long lingered in the shadows. Under Chairman Mao, it was

a sign of insufficient party loyalty. A mental health push is underway and stigma is thinning,

but there are still far too few trained professionals on the case.

And one sign that Britain is obsessed with gardening is the huge attendance numbers at the annual

Chelsea Flower Show. This year, it's gone virtual, but in real life, more Britons are passing

their lockdown hours by gardening and by cooking.

First up, though.

For the past few weeks, scattered protests have been breaking out across America.

The heated debate over when to live, stay at home orders in the US intensified on Monday,

with crowded demonstrations popping up in more states.

They've been spurred on by tweets from President Donald Trump,

encouraging them to liberate their states.

Hundreds of protesters, many wearing pro-Trump campaign gear and some carrying firearms,

huddled together outside the state capital building, saying their civil liberties have been

infringed. But dotted among the protesters are a few people whose colorful clothing is a sign

of a troubling trend. In more than 30 states across America, protesters have gathered in the

state capitals to protest against stay at home orders.

Some of these protests have been extremely small. Some have been rather large,

numbering in the hundreds of people. And among these protesters, there are a very small number

of individuals who come armed, sometimes quite heavily with assault weapons, and dressed a

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