Rand Paul in particular was keen to exploit the pandemic. He was among the first to blame teachers for school closures in the early months when dozens educators had already died in NYC. It was clear to me then the right saw their opportunity to crush unions and spread vouchers.
Jonathan CohnRepublicans want to rewrite the history of COVID just like they want to rewrite the history of January 6th and the ongoing reality of climate change. They refuse to accept that they or their ideas could be the villain of the story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...