"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wrong About The Right

Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that they are also bad at political science.

Where to find us:

• Peter's newsletter
• Peter's other podcast, 5-4
• Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

Sources:

• Lawrence Wright’s “The Plague Year”
• JonathanHoward’s “We Want Them Infected”
• Howthe Pandemic Defeated America
• COVID-19: examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions
• USState Restrictions and Excess COVID-19 Pandemic Deaths
• Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions
• PolicyInterventions, Social Distancing, and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
• TheImpact of Vaccines and Behavior on US Cumulative Deaths
• Pro-Trumpcounties now have far higher COVID death rates
• Reportfor the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
• TheEffectiveness Of Government Masking Mandates
• School closures during COVID-19
• COVID-19–RelatedSchool Closures
• TheEffects of School Closures on COVID‑19
• HigherCOVID-19 Deaths with Later School Closure in the United States
• ReopeningAmerica’s Schools
• Readingliteracy decline in Europe
• DeSantisvs. Newsom
• Red States Have Seen Less Learning Loss
• Politicalpartisanship and mobility restriction
• Republicans Aren’t New To The Anti-Vaxx Movement
• KFFpoll on anti-vaxx beliefs

Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!