In the midst of any crisis, a voice emerges, a voice of truth, a voice of honesty, a voice

that provides comfort, even if it's from a podcast.

I am not that voice!

Episode 3, great trilogies that probably the one that stands out is the Godfather.

So here we are, number three in the midst of the coronavirus.

What can be learned?

A lot can be learned.

I think American exceptionalism is going to come under tremendous fire.

I think our exceptionalism can best be visualized by a makeshift morgue that has refrigerated

trucks somewhere in Queens that are narcissism, our fetishization of state and local authority

that has resulted in no coordination, a self-absorption that's led us to believe.

And I was guilty of this, that it was a China virus, and that they were somehow more prone

to this stuff.

This is where the flu started and ended that it wouldn't get here.

And despite the fact that we've had all this time to prepare, despite the fact that we've

had all these warnings, despite the fact that we spend more on healthcare than anyone else

in the world, despite the fact we're supposed to be the wealthiest nation in the world.

Let's be honest, we have fucked this up in such a huge way.

We knew this was coming.

The president has a 48 or a 49% approval rating.

Okay, that means nothing.

That means he's doing a shitty job.

...