by Jon Guze Raleigh, NC – In North Carolina and across the country, Americans have coalesced into two angry factions based on how they feel about statewide lockdown orders like the one that Gov. Roy Cooper imposed on North Carolinians…
by John Trump Concord, NC – Steve Pinkerton is a business owner who now does little business. He isn’t unique because of that, and he gets it. This pandemic and the ensuing shutdowns and lockdowns have taken much. Pinkerton owns…
Raleigh, NC – Today, Civitas Action President Donald Bryson issued the following statement in response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement regarding his extension of North Carolina’s “stay at home” order and plans for an economic phase-in: “North Carolina workers, business…
By Kevin Roche A couple of early morning research tidbits. One is a little more information on the Swedish study. Here is another story, eventually we will get a translation. (Swedish Story) This story also describes the interim results as…
by John Hood A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column arguing that while a stay-at-home order might be justified as an initial response to an immediate and poorly understood public-health threat, it wasn’t “sustainable” for more than a…
By Kevin Roche From a science or epidemiological perspective the primary learning this week, gleaned from a variety of studies, most of which have been summarized in other posts, is that, as suspected, the true number of people who are…
By Kevin Roche The tide is turning in reporting, as people suddenly notice that losing a job isn’t so good for health either, or for health care workers. This article summarizes the evidence about the damage recessions and job loss…
by Frank Shostak In the midst of the emerging economic chaos triggered by the COVID-19 coronavirus, individuals are seeking answers from governments as to how to prevent the emerging economic disaster. Most economic experts are sympathetic to this and are…
Bear Creek, NC – A pair of Chatham County schools was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning as a precautionary measure. Chatham Central High School and Bonlee School were placed on lockdown at the request of the sheriff’s office after a person…