On April 23, 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper was expected to announce reopening plans at the end of his "thirty days … to slow the spread." As you know, he didn't.
I started questioning the efficacy of lockdowns in April of last year. (See, also, here, here, and here.) Since then evidence has continued to accumulate showing that I was right to…
In March, an increase in hospitalizations in mid-June was a feature of stay-at-home orders, not a flaw. What’s changed?
“NC sets new COVID-19 hospitalizations record for the 10th time in June,” warned ABC 11 News yesterday. A tenth record this month means we’ve seen lots of these fear-triggering headlines.…
North Carolina has been under a government-mandated shutdown for weeks – a shutdown that the government has justified with data that were riddled with errors and mispredictions. In his research…
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online that legislators’ concerns about N.C. unemployment delays shine a spotlight on Gov. Roy Cooper. The Daily Journal explains how the ongoing debate about…
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses challenges to N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s restrictive stay-at-home orders. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
Martin Zelder, assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina, submits the following (edited only for style): North Carolina’s Misguided Coronavirus Policy The May 5 announcement by Gov.…
It is still unclear whether the governor will extend his stay-at-home order that is set to expire Friday, May 8. He has avoided stating a definitive position while North Carolina’s…
News & Record reports Greensboro Transit Authority’s employee walkout forced temporary suspension of all fixed routes after a driver “became ill and subsequently was diagnosed with” coronavirus.Later, the transit authority’s…
On Wednesday, April 29, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners Chair, Tracy Philbeck, publicly announced his intent to sign an order designed to reopen the county. I plan to sign…
JLF’s Becki Gray continues with her regular appearances on North Carolina Public Radio WUNC with host Jeff Tiberii. In her latest appearance, Becki joined Rob Schofield from the N.C. Justice…