“Government exists to protect us from each other,” U.S. President Ronald Reagan once famously said, but goes “beyond its limits . . . in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” When applied to…

The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a dangerous turn in Iran amid a total denial from the Authorities. Dr. A who lives in Teheran has worked for 30 years in the emergency department of public and private…

As scientists around the world rush to find a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, age-old fears and mistrust have been given a new lease of life. It didn…

The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every nation in the world, with results as variable as each government's response. While some countries rapidly harnessed the powers of science and…

While in much of Europe the atmosphere is becoming markedly more anxious, with cases on the rise and new restrictions coming in several countries as a second wave rolls over the continent, Sweden,…

In our essay "Chronicle of a Pandemic Foretold," for the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs, we described the struggle against COVID-19 in terms of a baseball game and estimated thatthe United…

In August,IndiasurpassedBrazilandthe United Statesto earn the sad distinction of having the fastest-growing novel coronavirus caseload in the world.Indiahas repeatedly smashed global records of daily…

Latin Americais now the part of the world most affected by COVID-19, both by confirmed cases and by deaths. The region is reeling from overburdened health systems, worsening economic…

When stay-at-home orders were announced in the spring, some people wryly speculated about a COVID-19 baby boom. Social media users even came up with a few suggestions for what this new generation…

The federal government has told states to be ready to distribute doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1 _ two days before the election. The move raises major questions we can't answer yet. Is…