by L’Tanya Bailey Raleigh, NC – As dentists reopen their practices across the state, our number one priority is patient safety. When your dentist is ready to open, you can be confident they are following protocols from the CDC, ADA…
Category: Columns
Coronavirus crisis may drive turn to suburbs
by John Hood Raleigh, NC – A decade ago, in the aftermath of the Great Recession, business analysts and policymakers thought they saw a turn toward a new urbanism. Downtown lofts and dense developments were the vogue. There was an…
The extreme bifurcation of the coronavirus epidemic
By Kevin Roche The CDC in the last couple of days has added a large number of deaths to its official coronavirus fatality toll. The CDC data is lagged as it is dependent on death certificates being sent to it…
I don’t want a new normal and neither should you
By Kevin Roche There is a lot of talk about the pandemic resulting in a “new normal” in terms of how we live. I hope not. We had one of the best economic periods we have ever had. One that…
UNC economist asks why state remains in coronavirus lockdown
by Mitch Kokai Chapel Hill, NC – UNC-Chapel Hill economist Martin Zelder (guest on the latest edition of the John Locke Foundation’s “HeadLocke” podcast) submits a new column this week. He continues to question state government’s approach to COVID-19. Why…
North Carolina’s next phase of reopening may not help struggling restaurants, private clubs
by Kari Travis Raleigh, NC – For North Carolina’s restaurants and private clubs, a future of social distancing after COVID-19 is full of question marks. While some hope reopening dining rooms and watering holes will revitalize the industry, others fear…
Time for Fauci to go
By Kevin Roche Especially when we have a President as, er, volatile and impulsive, as the current one (not saying that is always bad), it is good to have people around him or her in a crisis who appear more…
How do you think this pandemic ends?
By Kevin Roche There are only two ways that this epidemic ends. One is by population immunity that makes transmission rare, and one is eradication of the virus. The latter is simply not going to happen. The former can be…
Election lawsuit challenges North Carolina’s absentee-by-mail requirements
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – A small group of N.C. voters are suing the state and the N.C. State Board of Elections over absentee voting regulations, but demands in the lawsuit may lead to election fraud, or the appearance…
There are two coronavirus strategies
By Kevin Roche Periodically reviewing the big picture in regard to the coronavirus epidemic can be useful. Once it becomes apparent that there is a widespread infectious disease epidemic, there are two basic strategies that can be employed to address…