Clash of the aftermaths: which world order will prevail post-pandemic?

Donald Trump has called himself a wartime president. The question is: whose side is he on?

The ineptitude of U.S. President Donald Trump—pictured at a March 21 White House COVID-19 press briefing—in the face of this pandemic is as performative as the rest of his presidency, writes Lisa Van Dusen. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Opinion

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

March 25, 2020

“In this time of crisis, we face two particularly important choices. The first is between totalitarian surveillance and citizen empowerment. The second is between nationalist isolation and global solidarity.” — Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, Financial Times Weekend, March 21. ...

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