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Demonstrators protest during a rally to re-open California and against Stay-At-Home directives in San Diego, Calif., on May 1, 2020. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images
It seems as if multitudinous politicians, media folk, and assorted profiteers are all jumping aboard the General Hysteria bandwagon that has emerged in connection with the coronavirus, seeking to advance political agendas or personal gain.
Marc Ruskin, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, is a regular contributor and the author of “The Pretender: My Life Undercover for the FBI.” He served on the legislative staff of U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y.