Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses work by a Harvard economist and epidemiologist to seek alternatives to economic lockdowns during a pandemic. Kokai offered these comments during the Aug. 28, 2020, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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