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Is COVID Similar to 9/11?
In the wake of 9-11, there was a national security response that led to major interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Here, I think it's all over, or it seemed to be all over, less than three years on. One sees masks more often lying in the gutter than on people's faces. Even in China, it's remarkable how quickly travel is reverting to normal now that zero-covid restrictions are off.