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Five Lessons From Trump’s Midterm Wipeout
The biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s results is how much we still don’t know.
November 4, 2026
Published June 11, 2024
The spread of COVID-19 misinformation and propaganda was fueled by a confluence of motivations including addictions to power, corruption, political ideology, and incompetence. Combined with the public’s susceptibility to the fear generated by propaganda, led to a surprise lack of pushback against lockdowns and deference to authority figures and experts. Scott Atlas explores these elements of the COVID-19 responses as well as other questions from students during this Q&A session.
Check Out More from Scott Atlas:
- Watch "The Cost of Identity Politics in American Politics" with Dr. Scott Atlas and Dr. Stanley Goldfarb here.
- Listen to "Now 4 Years Later, What Have We Learned from the Covid Pandemic?" with Dr. Scott Atlas on the Lars Larson Show. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.
- Watch Dr. Scott Atlas' previous Policy Boot Camp discussion, "Reviewing Pandemic Policies" here.
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