A Turning Point in Public Health

Our nation is on the cusp of momentous changes to the laws, policies, and procedures that shape governmental and private institutional power to protect the public’s health. The 2024 election, the Covid-19 pandemic, the reversal of longstanding precedents by the Supreme Court, and the collapse of deference to mainstream scientific consensus have created a legal and political environment suffused with uncertainty and distrust. Our polity is deeply divided on questions of what we owe each other as...