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Derek Thompson
Ideas
What’s Behind South Korea’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism?
Seven weeks ago, South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of virus deaths. Today, South Korea has fewer than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000.
- Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Ideas
America Is Acting Like a Failed State
The Trump administration has failed to perform the most basic function of a state: to accurately assess a threat to the country.
- Derek Thompson, The Atlantic