Commentary

While most Americans were focused on partisan polarization in Washington, D.C., the U.S. criminal justice system has been quietly transformed by a group of radically liberal billionaires and millionaires.

Throughout all of history, there have been only two other times when most of the world enjoyed such a long largess. For 200 years, between the reigns of Augustus Caesar and Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire enjoyed a Pax Romana.

The pandemic has dramatically altered our society, economy and public health systems, creating an imperative to do everything in our power to prevent and prepare for a future crisis. One key step in preventing another pandemic is getting to the root of how this one originated.