If we want to get close to a normally functioning economy we need to identify problem areas and limit spread.
That won't happen by itself and I notice the author just assumes everything will be alright if we just go about life as normal.
The obvious problem with this thinking is the American people are too smart. They, not the government, shut down the economy. They also led the reopening - governors followed.
If we see big increases in Covid the people will shut things down again regardless of what the government says.
Contact tracing's a tool that's proven to work and those who oppose it do so at the cost of a slower recovery.
You need to read up on it.
You obviously haven’t.