COVID-19: The States Respond. The Federal Narrative

The American Response to COVID-19 ... a collection of separate state responses & ... a federal narrative ...struggling to coalesce into consistency.

Dr. Thom Little, Professor of Political Science, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro & The State Legislative Leaders Foundation provides a comparative analysis of specific states' responses, revealing that through this pandemic, Republicans & Democrats throughout the country have shown amazing moments of bipartisan leadership in their respective localities.

Dr. Roy Schwartzman, Professor of Communication Studies & Head of Department at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro defines the importance of a collective narrative in a national crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roy explains that a narrative helps humans begin to understand what is happening in order to prioritize how to manage their survival. He discusses the federal struggle to find a narrative that resonates with the American people, stating the the federal narrative thus far has perpetuated more chaos than consistency.