from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America\'s coronavirus response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom.
Our system of commercial medicine failed the ultim.
The federal government made matters worse through willful ignorance, misinformation, and profiteering.
We have since watched American hospitals, long understaffed and undersupplied, buckling under waves of coronavirus patients.
And that was before the pandemic.
Over the next few days, as he clung to life and the first light of a new year came through his window, he found himself reflecting on the fragility of health, not recognized in America as a human right but without which all rights and freedoms have no meaning.
Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency room before being correctly diagnosed and rushed into surgery.
On December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America\'s coronavirus response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom.
Only by enshrining healthcare as a human right, elevating the authority of doctors and medical knowledge, and planning for our children\'s future can we create an America where everyone is truly free.
In examining some of the darkest moments of recent history and of his own life, Snyder finds glimmers of hope and principles that could lead us out of our current malaise.
In this eye-opening cri de coeur, Snyder traces the societal forces that led us here and outlines the Lessons we must learn to survive.
Our system of commercial medicine failed the ultimate test, and thousands of Americans died.
The federal government made matters worse through willful ignorance, misinformation, and profiteering.
We have since watched American hospitals, long understaffed and undersupplied, buckling under waves of coronavirus patients.
And that was before the pandemic.
Over the next few days, as he clung to life and the first light of a new year came through his window, he found himself reflecting on the fragility of health, not recognized in America as a human right but without which all rights and freedoms have no meaning.
Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency room before being correctly diagnosed and rushed into surgery.
On December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill.
from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America\'s coronavirus response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom
