Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Thoughts on the Politics of the Coronavirus

Lawmakers can’t flee Washington, the next pandemic bill has to break all precedent, and other notes from an unparalleled moment in history.

March 19, 2020 at 11:30 AM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Wash those hands.
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