Monkeypox and the Punditry Pandemic
What do Monkeypox, COVID-19, and James Comey have in common? Each of them revealed weak spots in our institutions, including a tendency among people in positions of influence, power, and public information to filter what they know and what they should convey through the lenses of mass psychology and political analysis. Monkeypox isn’t deadly or new, and yet the response too slow to contain the epidemic, and the communication around it from experts and professionals has been roundabout and convoluted. President Biden’s former senior COVID adviser, and host of the podcast In The Bubble, Andy Slavitt joins to shed light on the Monkeypox outbreak, and on how political pressures brought to bear on leaders can warp decision making.
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What do Monkeypox, COVID-19, and James Comey have in common? Each of them revealed weak spots in our institutions, including a tendency among people in positions of influence, power, and public information to filter what they know and what they should convey through the lenses of mass psychology and political analysis. Monkeypox isn’t deadly or new, and yet the response too slow to contain the epidemic, and the communication around it from experts and professionals has been roundabout and convoluted. President Biden’s former senior COVID adviser, and host of the podcast In The Bubble, Andy Slavitt joins to shed light on the Monkeypox outbreak, and on how political pressures brought to bear on leaders can warp decision making.
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