"Pandemics and Policy" a New Research Series from the Cato Institute

What went wrong, what we've learned, and how to prepare for the next time. [View in browser]( [research-nonofficial] [Policy-and-Pandemics_600-2]( [What went wrong, what we’ve learned, and how to prepare for the next time.]( The third great crisis of the 21st century has already inflicted a greater toll in lives lost and economic hardship than 9/11 and the 2008 financial collapse combined. And just as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our daily lives, it has transformed the political landscape, with governments at all levels exercising emergency powers rarely seen outside the context of total war. With so much at risk, what’s needed now is sober, realistic assessment of the choices ahead—a guide to policies that can stem the damage while avoiding permanent transformation of American life and law. The Cato Institute aims to meet that need with its new series, [Pandemics and Policy](. In the coming months, the Pandemics and Policy series will provide policymakers with an actionable guide to policies that can harness that ingenuity and foster a resilient society capable of meeting the challenges ahead. - [Read the Pandemics and Policy essays]( Featured Articles [Pandemics and Policy_Govt Failure]( [Pandemics and Policy_Post Covid Recovery2]( [Pandemics and Policy_Police Powers_2]( [Pandemics and Policy_Price and Wage[1]]( [Pandemics and Policy_K-12]( [Pandemics and Policy_Regulation Health Care]( [Pandemics and Policy_Trust the Science_1]( [Pandemics and Policy_Protectionism]( [Pandemics and Policy_Contact Tracing[1]]( [Pandemics and Policy_Liberties and Lives]( [Read Pandemics and Policy Series Here]( [SUPPORT CATO]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 842-0200 [Manage preferences](