Chronicle of a Pandemic Foretold: Learning From the COVID-19 Failure—Before the Next Outbreak Arrives
Having seen first-hand for many years how business leaders and policymakers act in crisis — or in the case of COVID-19 don’t act — Foreign Affairs quotes Eric Dezenhall. Dezenhall states that the problem is structural and what behavioral economists call “hyperbolic discounting” – opting for the short-term rewards of doing nothing over the long-term rewards of better planning.
December 13, 2024
There are few people I hold in lower regard than scammers, especially those who take advantage of the elderly and vulnerable. Around the time my parents retired, I started policing…
December 6, 2024
We cover everything from the top cultural conversation – Annie Moore writes on the ubiquitousness of Wicked – and some other stories that deserve more conversation, like David Manitsky’s take…
November 22, 2024
We’re back! Washington is in full-on gossip mode around the presidential transition and the new Congress. We speak of none of that here at Dez Reads. I am interested in…