Reactions to a pandemic, then and now
Coronavirus | Initially different, then similarly protective
by Marvin Olasky
Posted 3/28/20, 02:00 pm
Oh, those good old days. R. R. Reno, editor of First Things, wrote this week, “More than one hundred years ago, Americans were struck by a terrible flu pandemic that affected the entire world. Their reaction was vastly different from ours. They continued to worship, go to musical performances, clash on football fields, and gather with friends.”