The Discourse Report: September 6, 2021

Was 2020 worse than 2008?, Australia's lockdown culture, the controversy over ivermectin, and more

Welcome to DiscRep, your guide to the public discourse. I’m Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere), editor in chief of Arc Digital.

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1. 2020 Was Almost Worse Than 2008 by Adam Tooze in The Atlantic on 9/6/21

On Thursday, march 12, 2020, the news from the financial markets was grim. America’s stock markets suffered losses worse than anything in 2008. Only Blac…