Derek Monson
-
Mandating masks in public
Utah leaders should focus on finding a policy response to the COVID-19 surge that is calibrated toward widescale public compliance. If they do, they will have a better chance to effectively gain control over the pandemic before the fall.
-
The real divide in America
Such unity in American public opinion has paved the way for those who build to rise above divisiveness and pursue genuine solutions.
-
Strong economy and disease can co-exist: 5 fundamentals for Utahns and their leaders
Even as the disease spikes, we now have enough data to know more – and do better – in our public health response. We also have enough evidence to recognize that disease and a strong economy can, and regularly do,…
-
Politics, public health don’t mix
Politics and public health should be like sick people and healthy people: kept apart as much as possible. Politics erodes everything that it touches, especially in a public health crisis.
-
Cycle of violence, fear and oppression can end with us
If we gain a proper civic understanding of freedom and equality, along with the tools of peace required to extend them to the oppressed, then the cycle can end with us.
-
It is time again to ask: What kind of nation are we?
“In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in.”
-
COVID-19 vaccine, cancer treatments all show dire need for free market in drug manufacturing
If and when a safe and effective vaccine is found, it will be private drug manufacturing companies that produce the billions of doses necessary to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic.
-
Want a strong recovery? Lay groundwork for vaccine distribution now
If Utah policymakers take action today to prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine – whenever it is found to be safe and effective – they will prime Utah for a strong and sustainable economic and public health recovery from the pandemic.
-
Show grace and understanding to others amid fear and pain
In such a unique, life-changing moment like the one we are living right now, Utahns – and history – should be quick to extend grace, rather than condemnation, toward both fellow Utahns and elected leaders.
-
Remove barriers for flexible use of COVID-19 relief funds
The downturn driving Utah’s budget shortfall has been caused by the pandemic, so common sense would argue that states should have great flexibility to address pandemic tax revenue impacts with CARES Act funding. But that’s not the case.