Our personal and political choices during the pandemic should be guided by sound scientific consensus, not conspiracy theories As the novel coronavirus holds nations in thrall, heads of government are making momentous choices based on incomplete information, balancing the demands of different constituencies, mindful that each path before them traverses a dismal landscape.
We cannot say which of these decisions will appear appalling with the benefit of hindsight and which will seem prescient. However, our 2020 vision provides a perspective on fiascos of the past offering lessons for today.
The single worst political blunder of the 21st century, as it happens, related to a global epidemic. Rather than jumping into a description of that