49. Charles M. Blow, “Trump, Treasonous Traitor,” Opinion, New York Times, July 15, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/opinion/trump-russia-investigation-putin.html.
50. Ibid.
51. Dominic Patten, “Fox News Tops Cable Ratings Again in Q2 Despite Well-Watched Dem Debates on MSNBC; Tucker Carlson up, Rachel Maddow Down,” Deadline, July 2, 2019, https://deadline.com/2019/07/fox-news-ratings-top-cable-tucker-carlson-rachel-maddow-cnn-down-msnbc-second-quarter-1202641256/.
52. Jonathan Turley, “He Who Must Not Be Named: How Hunter Biden Became a Conversation-Stopper,” Opinion, The Hill, Oct. 12, 2019, https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/465520-he-who-must-not-be-named-how-hunter-biden-became-a-conversation-stopper?mod=article_inline.
53. Meet the Press (@MeetThePress), “WATCH: The president held a campaign rally last night and attacked Hunter Biden. We cannot in good conscience show it to you,” Twitter, Oct. 11, 2019, https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1182773349044408324?s=20.
54. John Gage, “Chuck Todd Refuses to Air ‘Vicious’ Trump Attacks on Hunter Biden,” Washington Examiner, Oct. 12, 2019, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chuck-todd-refuses-to-air-vicious-trump-attacks-on-hunter-biden.
55. Ibid.
56. Jonathan Turley, “He Who Must Not Be Named: How Hunter Biden Became a Conversation-Stopper.”
57. Cissy Zhou and Jun Mai, “Hunter Biden’s China Investment Firm Is Small Fish in China’s Private Equity Pond,” South China Morning Post, Oct. 14, 2019, https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3032806/hunter-bidens-china-investment-firm-small-fish-chinas-private?mod=article_inline.
58. Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “When are the Fake Journalists, who received unwarranted Pulitzer Prizes for Russia, Russia, Russia, and the Impeachment Scam, going to turn in their tarnished awards so they can be given to the real journalists who got it right. I’ll give you the names, there are plenty of them!,” Twitter, May 10, 2020, https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1259450009734516736?s=20.
Chapter 8: The Cost of Covid
1. Leading Causes of Death, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm.
2. “Key Metrics on Mortality,” Ohio Department of Health, COVID-19 Dashboard, https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/key-metrics/mortality.
3. “Fatalities,” New York State Department of Health, https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Fatalities?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n.
4. Joe Biden (@JoeBiden), “We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science—not Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency,” Twitter, Feb. 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1223727977361338370?s=20.
5. Chao Deng and Josh Chin, “Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning on Virus Dies,” World, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 7, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-doctor-who-issued-early-warning-on-virus-dies-11581019816.
6. Guo Rui, “Li Wenliang: Chinese Academics Call for Justice for Coronavirus Whistle-Blower,” South China Morning Post, Feb. 8, 2020, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3049634/li-wenliang-chinese-academics-call-justice-coronavirus-whistle.
7. Jonathan Cheng, “In China, Anger Simmers over Coronavirus Doctor’s Death,” Wall Street Journal, Feb. 7, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-china-anger-simmers-over-coronavirus-doctors-death-11581061065.
8. James Freeman, “This Whistleblower Really Was a Hero,” Opinion/Best of the Web, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-whistleblower-really-was-a-hero-11581362030.
9. Mornings with Maria, hosted by Maria Bartiromo, Fox Business Network, Apr. 17, 2020.
10. Neil Ferguson et al., Report 9: Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality and Healthcare Demand, Imperial College London, Mar. 16, 2020, https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf.
11. “1918 Pandemic (H1N1 Virus),” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last reviewed Mar. 20, 2019, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html.
12. David Adam, “UK Has Enough Intensive Care Units for Coronavirus, Expert Predicts,” NewScientist, Mar. 25, 2020, https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238578-uk-has-enough-intensive-care-units-for-coronavirus-expert-predicts/.
13. Chris Smyth, “NHS Now Likely to Cope with Coronavirus, Says Key Scientist,” Times (London), Mar. 26, 2020, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nhs-now-likely-to-cope-with-coronavirus-says-key-scientist-rn5m6nggk.
14. Eric Morath, Jon Hilsenrath, and Sarah Chaney, “Record Rise in Unemployment Claims Halts Historic Run of Job Growth,” Wall Street Journal, Mar. 26, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-run-of-american-job-growth-has-ended-11585215000.
15. Marcus Walker, “A Global Conundrum: How to Pause the Economy and Avoid Ruin,” Wall Street Journal, Mar. 30, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-global-conundrum-how-to-pause-the-economy-and-avoid-ruin-11585567145.
16. Joe Concha, “Scarborough: Coronavirus Pandemic More Like World War II than 9/11,” The Hill, Mar. 17, 2020, https://thehill.com/homenews/media/488001-scarborough-coronavirus-pandemic-more-like-world-war-ii-than-9-11.
17. “Research Starters: Worldwide Deaths in World War II,” The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war?mod=article_inline.
18. “Annual Population Estimates,” United States Census Bureau, U.S. and World Population Clock, https://www.census.gov/popclock/.
19. John P. A. Ioannidis, “A Fiasco in the Making? As the Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Hold, We Are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data,” Stat, Mar. 17, 2020, https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/.
20. Ibid.
21. Email from Casey Mulligan, July 25, 2020.
22. “Covid-19 News: A Cost-Benefit Analysis on School Closures,” Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley, June 23, 2020, https://gspp.berkeley.edu/news/covid-19/a-cost-benefit-analysis-on-school-closures.
23. “Scioto Analysis Releases Cost-Benefit Analysis on Covid School Closures,” Scioto Analysis, June 22, 2020, https://www.sciotoanalysis.com/news/2020/6/19/scioto-analysis-releases-cost-benefit-analysis-on-covid-school-closures.
24. Ibid.
25. Mark McLaughlin, Marc Horne, and Rosemary Bennett, “No Known Case of Teacher Catching Coronavirus from Pupils, Says Scientist,” Times (London), July 21, 2020, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-known-case-of-teacher-catching-coronavirus-from-pupils-says-scientist-3zk5g2x6z?fbclid=IwAR2gNTTf8SA_ycKPk8m0MWR-nEr7xzbSVJ8VgE4SFs9SlVNGZ7QPt0WwWCU.
26. Rebecca Martinson, “I Won’t Return to the Classroom, and You Shouldn’t Ask Me To,” Opinion, New York Times, July 18, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/opinion/sunday/covid-schools-reopen-teacher-safety.html.
27. Charlotte Hays, “A School Teacher Makes an Emotional Plea to Play Hooky,” Independent Women’s Forum, July 21, 2020, https://www.iwf.org/2020/07/21/a-school-teacher-makes-an-emotional-plea-to-play-hooky/.
28. Mark McLaughlin, Marc Horne, and Rosemary Bennett, “No Known Case of Teacher Catching Coronavirus from Pupils, Says Scientist.”
29. Ibid.
30. “Covid-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry,” American Academy of Pediatrics, last updated June 25, 2020, https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/.
31. Deepa Bharath, “Suicide, Help Hotline Calls Soar in Southern California over Coronavirus Anxieties,” Orange County Register, April 19, 2020, updated Apr. 22, 2020, https://www.ocregister.com/2020/04/19/suicide-help-hotline-calls-soar-in-southern-california-over-coronavirus-anxieties/.
32. David Gunnell et al., “Suicide Risk and Prevention During the COVID-19 Epidemic,” Lancet Psychiatry 7, no. 6 (June 2020), 468–71; published online Apr. 21, 2020, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30171-1/fulltext.
33. James Freeman, “The Limits of Anthony Fauci’s Expertise,” Opinion/Best of the Web, Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-limits-of-anthony-faucis-expertise-11589392347.
34. Josh Mitchell, “U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 13.3% in May,” Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/may-jobs-report-coronavirus-2020-11591310177.
35. James Freeman, “The Limits of Anthony Fauci’s Expertise.”
36. Mornings with Maria, hosted by Maria Bartiromo, Fox Business Network, May 6, 2020.
37. Jeff LeBenger and Mike Meyer, “Medical Lockdown Will Cause a Disease Surge,” Opinion, Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/medical-lockdown-will-cause-a-disease-surge-11589235129.
38. Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., “Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?,” New York Times, published Apr. 6, 2020, updated May 14, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/well/live/coronavirus-doctors-hospitals-emergency-care-heart-attack-stroke.html.
39. Email from Kristopher Sandlund, MD, Apr. 14, 2020.
40. Eric Morath, Harriet Torry, and Gwynn Guilford, “A Second Round of Coronavirus Layoffs Has Begun. Few Are Safe,” Economy, Wall Street Journal, Apr. 14, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-second-round-of-coronavirus-layoffs-has-begun-no-one-is-safe-11586872387.
41. Scott Grannis, “The Crisis Is Over, but at Terrible Cost,” Calafia Beach Pundit (blog), Apr. 12, 2020, http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-crisis-is-over-but-at-terrible-cost.html.Δiv
Chapter 9: Is Bidenomics Turning Out to Be Bernienomics?
1. “Live Results: Super Tuesday 2020,” Election 2020, Washington Post, n.d., https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/super-tuesday/?itid=hp_hp-bignews4_web-delegate-tracker:homepage/.
2. Kevin Roose, “Biden Is Losing the Internet. Does That Matter?,” The Shift, New York Times, Apr. 16, 2020, updated Apr. 23, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/technology/joe-biden-internet.html.
3. Sally Pipes, “Biden’s Mask of Moderation Has Finally Slipped,” Forbes, June 22, 2020, https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2020/06/22/bidens-mask-of-moderation-has-finally-slipped/#7fbcv6b6ee7f51.
4. Biden-Sanders Unity Task
