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The Pandemic’s Wrongest Man

In a crowded field of wrongness, one person stands out: Alex Berenson.

11 min readApr 1, 2021

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The Atlantic

‘This Is Unprecedented’: Why America’s Housing Market Has Never Been Weirder

In America’s largest, richest cities, home prices and rents are going in opposite directions.

5 min readMar 5, 2021

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The Atlantic

The Surprising Key to Combatting Vaccine Refusal

It’s not just one problem — and we’re going to need a portfolio of approaches to solve it.

10 min readMar 2, 2021

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The Surprising Key to Combatting Vaccine Refusal

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The Atlantic

COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?

Four reasons: social distancing, seasonality, seroprevalence, and shots.

7 min readFeb 17, 2021

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The Atlantic

Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

Too many people imagine the fight against COVID-19 as a land war to be waged with sudsy hand-to-hand combat against grimy surfaces.

6 min readFeb 8, 2021

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Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

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The Atlantic

Biden Should Go Big, Fast, and Simple

The new president must not repeat Obama’s mistakes.

7 min readJan 20, 2021

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The Atlantic

American Elites Still Don’t Understand How COVID-19 Works

Nine months into the pandemic, government leaders can’t comprehend — or refuse to clearly say — what this virus is or how it spreads.

5 min readDec 11, 2020

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Derek Thompson
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The Atlantic

Go Home Now

U.S. COVID-19 statistics are about to look better — even though the reality is almost certainly getting worse. It’s time to hibernate.

5 min readDec 2, 2020

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Go Home Now

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Derek Thompson
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The Atlantic

What’s Behind South Korea’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism?

Seven weeks ago, South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of virus deaths. Today, South Korea has fewer than 300, and the U.S. has…

10 min readMay 6, 2020

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What’s Behind South Korea’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism?

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Derek Thompson
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The Atlantic

The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever

The big will get bigger as mom-and-pops perish and shopping goes virtual. In the short term, our cities will become more boring. In the…

18 min readApr 27, 2020

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The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever

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Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

15.6K Followers

Senior editor, business columnist @TheAtlantic. Adjunct @columbiajourn. Thursday afternoons @hereandnow. Metaphors. dthompson [at] theatlantic.

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