The House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic convened recently for the first time and held a roundtable, “Preparing for the Future by Learning from the Past: Examining Covid Policy Decisions.” When reading politicians and bureaucrats’ words, George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language” comes to mind.  I am teaching the essay now to… Bureaucratic […]

What role did Russia’s president play in Sputnik V’s development & deployment? Edward Slavsquat Aug 12, 2022 This is Part I of an ongoing series, “Putin & COVID.” Read Part II here. What role has Putin played in Russia’s response to COVID? Is he waging a silent war to root out the clot-shot fanatics and Virus nannies […]