As America handles COVID-19, we hope to provide some valuable policy insights with regard to managing the virus. Our public health experts, regulatory experts, and other scholars will provide policy ideas and commentary on the policy implications of Coronavirus.
Coronavirus Policy Implications
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Radio: James Wallner on COVID’s political landscape
James Wallner
From Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson:
The R Street Institute’s James Wallner joins Boyd to discuss political and social issues related to COVID and how they will affect the legislative…
Rum Connoisseur Interview Of The Week
C. Jarrett Dieterle
From The Rum Lab:
To some experts, the report raises a lot of questions while ignoring obvious answers that already exist. “My general view is that it does not really produce any evidence that the…
Could ‘advance refunding’ solve the Phase 4 impasse?
R.J. Lehmann
With Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin setting a Friday deadline for negotiations between the White House and House Democrats over the fourth iteration of legislation to deal with the COVID-19…
Review by: Chelsea Boyd
Almost as soon as China released the first COVID-19 statistics, scientists noticed some unexpected demographic characteristics among hospitalized cases. For example, early…
Podcast: The Pros And Cons Of Digital Contact Tracing
Kathryn Waldron
From American Viewpoints:
R Street Institute’s Kathryn Waldron provides an update on contact tracing app technology as part of the effort to slow down the spread of COVID19. She reviews…
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Majority Whip Thune & Senator Cornyn:
The undersigned organizations, representing millions of taxpayers, thank you for your insistence that the next COVID-19…
To-Go Cocktail Sales Face a New Obstacle
C. Jarrett Dieterle
From Liquor.com:
To some experts, the report raises a lot of questions while ignoring obvious answers that already exist. “My general view is that it does not really produce any evidence that…
Podcast: After Coronavirus II: The Pandemic and The Defense Budget
Jonathan Bydlak
From CATO Institute:
In the second of our series on the world after the coronavirus, we look at the impact on Pentagon spending. Will the coronavirus prompt us to reconsider the defense…
Federal aid for states should be conditioned on better transparency
Jonathan Bydlak
Congressional legislation to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to contain federal funds to bolster state and local government budgets, most of which are facing sharp…
Issues & Insights: Lifting zoning restrictions would get Americans back to work during the COVID-19 crisis
C. Jarrett Dieterle & Shoshana Weissmann
From Pacific Legal Foundation:
That is what happened to Phoenix resident Kim O’ Neil, whose home-based medical billing service was closed by the city despite having no visiting customers or…