ViewpointsOpinionA Climate of FearThe medical, media, and political elites’ focus has shifted from facts to fomenting and magnifying fear.SavePrintA protester holds a sign during an anti-lockdown protest in New York on Nov. 22, 2020. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesJames Gorrie9/29/2023|Updated: 10/4/20230:00X 1CommentaryThe medical, media, and political elites’ focus has shifted from facts to fomenting and magnifying fear.Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhy Is the CCP Persecuting the Peaceful Falun Gong Spiritual Practice?Aug 20, 2025No Escape? China Stopping Foreign Executives From LeavingAug 19, 2025China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing PressureAug 08, 2025Communist China’s Pain Is America’s GainAug 07, 2025Related Topicsfeardivision