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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Progressives Declare Credit Scores Are Racist
Steven Greenhut
The latest battle against structural racism has taken a bizarre turn, as progressives have declared that the use of credit scoring for determining certain financial decisions is inherently…
Deregulated Drinking: A Rare Pandemic Pick-Me-Up
C. Jarrett Dieterle
By this point, any semi-astute political observer has heard of Rahm Emanuel’s oft-repeated quip that one should never let a crisis go to waste. In fact, it’s become something of a theory of…
The Pandemic Isn’t Over
Eli Lehrer
As the summer of 2021 sees more Americans enjoying the beaches, swimming pools, summer camps, resorts, and movie theaters they missed last summer, it seems many believe the COVID-19 pandemic is…
Radio: Biden Administrations legal process to re-incarcerate inmates after the COVID emergency declaration ends
Jillian Snider
From The Jim Bohannon Show:
RSI’s Jillian Snider discusses the Biden Administrations legal process to re-incarcerate inmates after the COVID emergency declaration ends with Jim Bohannon.
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Only Biden or Congress Can Prevent 4,000 Inmates From Being Forced Back Into Federal Prison Post-COVID
Jillian Snider
From reason:
The letter is signed by organizations that straddle the political divide, from the familiar American Civil Liberties Union and NAACP, to the more conservative FreedomWorks and Right…
Olympic dream or COVID-19 nightmare?
Chelsea Boyd
Every four years the Summer Olympics brings the world together. Through boycotts and terrorist attacks, the Olympics have persisted, yielding only to World War I and World War II. Athletes, some…
A Criminal Justice Opportunity for Biden and Harris
Marc Hyden
As the pandemic fades, Americans are easing back into their pre-COVID-19 routines. They are returning to the workplace, attending large sporting events and dining in restaurants with increasing…
Why social perceptions of race matter
Franklin Lee
The U.S. House of Representatives sent the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to President Joe Biden’s desk recently, requiring the Department of Justice to establish hate crime reporting…
Schatz reintroduces compassionate release legislation
Jillian Snider
From West Hawaii Today:
Jillian Snider, director of Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties Policy at R Street Institute, said that in municipal, state and federal lockups nationwide,…
Following Covid-19 Outbreaks In Prisons Last Year, Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Improve Compassionate Release Process And Protect Public Health
Jillian Snider
From Senator Brian Schatz:
The Emergency GRACE Act has been endorsed by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Due Process Institute, R Street, Law Enforcement Leaders to…