The nation’s response to the coronavirus crisis is being complicated by political polarization in general and the divisiveness of President Trump in particular.
The gravest public health crisis in at least a century could be more effectively addressed if there was widespread agreement as to the basic facts at issue.
But, instead, Trump’s history of misstatements dogs every claim he makes, even as his critics are prone to dismiss anything he says. Trump’s most loyal supporters are equally likely to disregard any dissenting view. Continue reading.