Conspiracy Theories, and the Second Wave

Pandemics have a rhythm of their own. This includes the passage of the bacteria or virus through human bodies, making it at times deadlier. They evolve towards efficiency in how they infect and kill. They almost always include waves. And in our present dysfunction, they include damaging conspiracy theories. They also have a president unable, or unwilling, to understand data. This hardly helps because the president is part of the problem.

As time passes, we will have a second wave. This is the expectation of almost every expert. Why? The winter of 2020 is going…