“Restarting America Means People will Die. So When do We do It?: Five Thinkers Weigh Moral Choices in a Crisis” NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/magazine/coronavirus-economy-debate.html (Also on Blackboard)
“Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance” by Tomas Pueyo: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56 (this is not fact-checked, but it has been well-received by many who know epidemiology and is a widely-shared article in any case)
“The debate over ending social distancing to save the economy, explained: Is the cure worse than the disease?” by Ezra Klein on Vox: https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2020/3/27/21193879/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression
Optional: Executive Order 2020-42 by Governor Whitmer in Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-525182–,00.html
Optional: Executive Order 2020-42 FAQ: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_98455-525278–,00.html
Text of a sample email from a petition on behalf of the landscape industry requesting that their services be regarded as “essential” and “low risk,” as they are in all other states (on Blackboard)
Watch:
Governor Whitmer’s 4/13/2020 Press Conference – only first 20 minutes where Whitmer is talking is required: https://jtv.tv/governor-whitmers-4-13-20-press-briefing/ (there is a problem with the audio for the first 30 seconds, but afterwards it’s fine)
A radio “Megacast” where multiple Michigan radio stations & TV outlets discuss Covid-19 and Gov. Whitmer’s response on 4/10/2020. The only required segment is the one with Senator Jim Runestad that starts at around the 55.20 mark and goes until about 1:09.31 (about 14 minutes). The link should take you directly to Sen. Runestad’s interview: https://youtu.be/K5aP7kydGS8?t=3311
Turn in the following:
In no less than 500 words: a) Summarize the argument for a short-term economic shut-down and the stay-at-home orders, including the concerns for the type of shut-down that are being raised specifically in Michigan; b) Summarize the debate regarding when and how to reopen the economy; and c) Craft a proposal for how we should handle the crisis going forward, taking into account the human toll both from Covid-19 and the economic shutdown.
Be sure to use citations from the readings and references to the videos. One of the points of these assignments is to demonstrate your knowledge of the assigned material, so please do not forget this part.
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