Did Blue City America Get Covid Wrong, Too?
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Did Blue City America Get Covid Wrong, Too?
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This week we take a look back at the COVID-19 pandemic with Steven Macedo, a professor of politics at Princeton University and co-author of "In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us." The book offers a self-critical examination of how blue leaders and institutions navigated the unprecedented crisis.
Macedo makes a provocative argument: that cosmopolitan elites, influenced by political divides and class blindness, made some significant mistakes in pandemic response. The conversation highlights a lack of public debate surrounding the trade-offs inherent in lockdown measures, school closures, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions. We also discuss the economic and social costs, disproportionately borne by low-income and minority communities.
The episode was taped before a live audience at Seattle University at the invitation of President Eduardo M. Peñalver as part of his presidential speaker series.
Our editor is Quinn Waller.