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"In COVID's Wake" by Steve Macedo | Notre Dame CCCG
Liberal democracies rely on truth-seeking institutions insulated from, or capable of rising above, partisan politics: science, universities, and serious journalism. Each was politicized and degraded under Covid, falling victim to the moral and epistemic tribalism that disfigures our politics and culture.
Based on his book, In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, co-authored with Frances Lee (Princeton University Press, 2025), Macedo will trace how leaders made policy during the worst pandemic in over a century.
In so doing, he will contend that educated elites need to soberly examine…
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