On Thursday afternoon, Michael Brendan Dougherty spoke with Jim Geraghty on an exclusive, NRPLUS members-only conference call.
To kick off the call, Jim gave insight into how he prepares his daily newsletter, The Morning Jolt, as well as how he organizes and prepares information for various stories. The pair went on to discuss all things COVID-19, and throughout answered your fellow NRPLUS members’ questions. To start the discussion, Michael posed this to Jim: Do you now consider himself more hawkish or dovish on COVID-19 and Americans returning to normal life?
The pair explored and debated vaccine mandates, the efficacy and necessity of booster shots, mask mandates, and vaccines for children. They also addressed the origins of the virus, particularly exploring the likelihood that it originated from a lab leak in Wuhan. Jim and Michael went on to discuss what practical consequences there could be for China, whether U.S. intelligence was forthright regarding its initial knowledge about the virus, and more. They then turned to a discussion about vaccine hesitancy, the aggressive virtue signaling that was born out of the pandemic, and whether Fauci’s time in the public eye is up.
You can listen to a full recording of the discussion above. Thank you to those who joined us for the call, and we look forward to seeing you all for the next one.