Viewpoints
Opinion

The Spoiled Brat Reaction to Pandemic Effects on Health

The Spoiled Brat Reaction to Pandemic Effects on Health
No lines are seen at the Lincoln Park COVID-19 vaccination site already closed due to a shortage of vaccines in Los Angeles, on Feb. 11, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Theodore Dalrymple
|Updated:
Commentary

The publisher Jonathan Cape used to say that there were only two things you needed to know about publishing in the United Kingdom. The first was that books about South America never made a profit; the second was that books about Horatio Nelson never made a loss.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
Author
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
Related Topics