Radical takes on pandemic are faulty
As of late April, Spain had 510 reported COVID-19 deaths for every million residents. Italy (453) and France (362) also fared poorly. The rate for the much-maligned U.S. was much lower, at 177 per million.
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Cooper plan reopens too slowly
Cooper’s reopening plan is wholly inadequate to the moment we face — a moment of crisis for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians.
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Leaders must offer more clarity
A new study forecasts a massive 11% decline in real economic output by the fourth quarter of 2020, and if anything that understates the damage likely to be wrought by the Great Suppression.
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A prudent reopening is sustainable
The strongest argument for a prudent reopening is that it is consistent with a free and functional society. It is sustainable. Staying at home for months is not.
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Cooper’s proposals lack a critical fourth ‘T’: Transparency
“Today, I want to tell North Carolinians that in order to ease restrictions we need to make progress in three areas: testing, tracing, and trends,” Gov. Roy Cooper said during his Wednesday, April 15, news conference. At least one more “T” was missing from…
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Reform in haste, repent in leisure
“Explanations exist, they have existed for all time,” the social critic H.L. Mencken once wrote. “There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.”…
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The Great Suppression may linger
In its understandable rush to impose sick-leave requirements, expand unemployment-insurance benefits, and cast a lifeline to struggling businesses, the federal government has made the labor market far more rigid than usual.
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Liquor sales at ABC stores surge, but quick alcohol reform could keep clubs, restaurants afloat
Liquor sales at Wake County stores, within the first 10 days of the shutdown last month, shot up some 80%, says Ike Wheeler. Sales were much like those during the Christmas holidays, he says. No surprise there, as many raced to buy spirits afraid…
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Will COVID-19 changes be lasting?
A turn to socialism? That ship hasn’t just sailed. It has lurched erratically into the harbor, sprung multiple leaks, and turned upside-down.
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Governor mum about COVID-19 decision making priorities, data sharing
Gov. Roy Cooper has held regular news briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic, taking a handful of questions from reporters on a teleconference. He’s done interviews with local broadcast media outlets and Spectrum News’ statewide program “Capital Tonight.” Questions have dealt with unemployment insurance benefits, the safety of prison staff and…