The Panic and Politics of the Great Coronavirus Scare
7 min readMar 5, 2020
It’s one of those times in history again: When the ominous threat of disease overshadows the news cycle, dominating it. Running alongside the drama of the 2020 campaign trail runs story after story about the ever-looming coronavirus — the newest threat to mortality to rock our globally-connected world. Articles proliferate on market tumult and death tolls. Reiterations of standard illness…
