Can You Catch It From a Caliph?  Ebola, ISIS, and the Politics of Contagion
Category: POLITICS
Two potent forces power the Ebola and ISIS epidemics that the media are ignoring. They're (1) breakdown of governing authority, and (2) dissolution of "social capital" -- ties of trust and cooperation that empower individuals, families, and others to forge coalitions and tackle common problems at the community level.
By M. Gregg Bloche, M.D., J.D., ContributorAuthor, "The Hippocratic Myth," & Professor of Law, Georgetown..., 2014-10-02