Whether Hydroxycholoroquine Works Is Not About Trump

The data are not in, but we should be hoping it’s effective in treating COVID-19.

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President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 6, 2020

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What’s your opinion on the use of hydroxycholoroquine to treat coronavirus infection? What’s your opinion of Donald Trump? Far too many people are letting their answer to the second question decide the first.

The blogger Ace of Spades had a brilliant insight back in 2013 about “The MacGuffinization of American Politics”:

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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