The first 10 essays published in the Pandemics and Policy series provide a principled overview of the good, the bad, and the simply difficult policy choices presented by the spread of a deadly communicable disease.

A hallmark of the Trump administration has been its creation of significant administrative programs on the fly, based on ambiguous or implied textual authorities, and without any public input.

Today’s critics of engagement often overstate the harms caused by Chinese goods imports following China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (a.k.a. the “China Shock”) while ignoring the many benefits during the same period.