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Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is real; it is very real and very tragic for those who deal with its most extreme effects. But there are other tragedies percolating in the shadow of CoVID-19: opportunism, power grabs, and fear-induced submission to tyranny.
Dire circumstances require extreme actions, but those actions must comply with the principles of republican (little r) government and few jurisdictions are passing the test.
Proclamations, confabulations, and tantrums are not FDA-approved treatments for viral respiratory disease, but they are apparently the chief components of Donald Trump’s Deadly Contagion Response Toolkit.
Trusty standby’s Chaos and Cajoling have also proven ineffective inoculants against the Coronavirus. How will the president cope with a problem that cannot be ignored or insulted?
Donald resurrected a relic from the Cold War when he reactivated the United States Space Command. What does this mean when combined with other foreign policy decisions and warfare postures? Download Episode