Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

What Is a 'Very Good Job' on Coronavirus Deaths?

People in real estate, like Trump, are experts in the art of “anchoring.”

April 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

One death, multiplied by 100,000?
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How many Americans are going to die from the coronavirus? How will we know if the national government or the states have done a commendable job or a terrible one?

Here’s a comment from President Donald Trump in late March: