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 R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected ArticlesChina’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IPJul 26, 2025A Washington–New Delhi Alliance Is a Perfect Storm Against China, for IndiaJul 14, 2025‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Related Topicsfeardivision