University of Kentucky economist Kenneth Troske joins the show to explain why he thinks Kentucky's COVID-19 restrictions are based on flimsy data, and how the state could obtain more useful information. Troske doesn't dispute the serious of the virus, but he says better data would lead to more effective, less costly policies. Masks, for example, are nothing but a small inconvenience. Closing school classrooms statewide, meanwhile, comes at an 'enormous' cost to children. "It's when we start imposing policies that are extraordinarily costly, that we better have good data behind it to support that that's the most effective policy," he says.  Related: Troske's Oct. 29, 2020 white paper with Paul Coomes, "Measuring the Spread of COVID-19 in Kentucky: Do We Have the Right Data?"

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