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
The Issue
Publications
Radio: Shoshana Weissmann on How to Protect Rights and Liberties During an Emergency
Shoshana Weissmann
From Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson:
How do you balance civil liberties with government action during an emergency? Shoshana Weissmann from the R Street Institute joins Boyd to…
OSHA mandate demonstrates it is time to rein in executive orders
Marc Hyden
The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt President Joe Biden an embarrassing setback. In September, Biden issued an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health…
Checks, Balances, and Emergencies: Tensions Between Emergency Management Acts and Constitutional Governance
Shoshana Weissmann
Contributors
Braden Boucek
Daniel Greenberg
Kimberly Hermann
Mithun Mansinghani
Clark Neily
Jon Riches
Luke A. Wake
Shoshana Weissmann
Introduction
A fire rages…
COVID-19 and Juvenile Probation: A Qualitative Examination of Emergent Challenges and Useful Strategies
Nila Bala
From Criminal Justice and Behavior:
The emergence of COVID-19 placed immediate pressure on the juvenile justice system to adapt to changes in case processing and decision-making practices….
Trump’s Legacy: an American Baghdad Bob?
Marc Hyden
While most former presidents spend their time writing memoirs, volunteering for charities and quietly working to redefine their legacies, former President Donald J. Trump has settled on a road less…
From Global News:
The United States welcomes more visitors from Canada than any other country. Restricting access to mixed vaccines would also keep visitors out from France and Germany.
“In…
Will Canadians with mixed-vaccine doses be blocked from U.S. flights?
Ashley Nunes
Many Canadians hoping to visit the U.S. have been nervously eyeing incoming American travel regulations. Starting in November, the Biden administration will require that anyone flying into the U.S…
Gallup, others miss the point on vaccine mandates?
Marc Hyden
In a time when polling informs public policy more than ever, it’s important to get it right, but too often, polls can give the wrong impression, which seems to be the case with a recent poll on…
As COVID-19 persists, expect more of the same
Marc Hyden
In the fight against the indefatigable COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp has mobilized over 100 members of the Georgia National Guard, deploying them to medical facilities across the state. Once…