Perla Cassayre Thulin: We suffer for the things we didn’t learn in high school

“No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity.”— Thomas Jefferson 1821As a physician and citizen, I have observed with amazement and horror the blatant disregard for science and medical principles in the politicized battle over masks, sheltering and social distancing. The cold facts of over 165,000 deaths and 30 million unemployed unambiguously stamp America’s response to COVID-19 a national failure and humanitarian catastrophe.Similarly, the murder of George