THE ECONOMIST | "The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics"

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/07/25/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-forcing-a-rethink-in-macroeconomics?fsrc=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-23&utm_content=article-link-1

Why conspiracy theories soar in times of crises | Péter Krekó

From anti-vaxxers to terrorists, people often look for hidden causes which match the magnitude of the collapse they are facing. Uncertainty and public distrust are fertile ground for conspiracy theories. When used to legitimize violence, however, such narratives are more a strategy than psychopathology.

The political scar of epidemics | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

The political scar of epidemics | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe

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The End of World Order and American Foreign Policy

Blackwill and Wright seek to “place the plague in global context,” by analyzing the evolution of world order before COVID-19, and offer a roadmap for U.S. foreign policy in the face of “radical international uncertainty.”

The Conspiracy Theory Handbook | S. Lewandowsky & J. Cook

A must repeat-read
https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/conspiracy-theory-handbook/

and the case of The Plandemic
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-plandemic-and-the-seven-traits-of-conspiratorial-thinking-138483

The Economist | The pandemic will leave the rich world deep in debt, and force some hard choices

" ...one way or another, the bills will eventually come due. When they do, there may not be a painless way of settling them"