I’ve touched on this before, but from the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve found it frustrating how comfortable a lot of people have been with dismissing the seriousness of COVID-19, based on its relatively high survival rate. Sure enough, the overwhelming majority of people who become infected with the coronavirus… CONTINUE
Why the “Herd Immunity” Strategy Was So Appealing
Last Wednesday, Politico shared internal emails from Paul Alexander, a top Trump appointee to the office of Health and Human Services, who, on July 4th, urged his bosses to adopt a “herd immunity” pandemic strategy (emphasis added): “There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only… CONTINUE
Casting Responsibility as Fear… to Own the Coronavirus
The other day, I was looking for something on my family’s wall calendar (yes, the Dalys still use a wall calendar), and came across an old event on March 15th of this year. It was a birthday party for one of my 13-year-old daughter’s schoolmates — a party my daughter… CONTINUE
On COVID-19, Trump Knew More Than He Still Lets On
On January 28 of this year, national security adviser Robert O’Brien told President Trump, “This will be the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency.” The conversation took place during a top-secret intelligence briefing at the White House, and the threat O’Brien spoke of was the coronavirus. This… CONTINUE
If Only Whataboutism Could Defeat the Coronavirus
Last Thursday, on the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump broke longstanding American tradition by transforming the White House into a purely political venue… complete with platforms, stage lights, campaign banners, and rows and rows of seating on the South Lawn It was a controversial move for… CONTINUE
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