Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics

The economic and public health outlook on the coronavirus is the subject of the 185th episode.Our guest is longtime business and government relations advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce Bruce Mehlman, founder of Mehlman Castagnetti. In this conversation, we take stock on where COVID-19 is currently, delve into why testing remains insufficient, discuss whether density explains the difference between California and New York, consider how to re-open the economy amid increasing protests, examine what it would take to return to large gatherings, and identify two significant public policy consequences of the pandemic. Finally, we look forward to how COVID-19 will affect the 2020 election.