Technocracy’s End-of-Life Rally

If it’s true that the dystopias we dream up are the ones we secretly desire, then is our exceptional situation not the one centrists coveted?

The coronavirus crisis has put scientific expertise back in the political driving seat. After years of undermining by populists, the urgency of the situation means chief medical officers and central bankers are now calling the shots. The time for playing around with the truth is over. Though there are some, like Presidents Trump and Bolsonaro, who hold …