News coverage has centered on the coronavirus protests that have broken out in states enacting harsh lockdowns such as Michigan, North Carolina, and others over the past week. Commentators have compared these with the “Tea Party” rallies of more than a decade ago.

I was proud to see the people getting up to make their voice heard and shift the national conversation in 2009, and I’m proud now. This isn’t about just reopening the economy, this is about reopening our communities.