Joe Nocera by The free press and Gene Epstein of the Soho Forum discuss the resolution: “Capitalism has been a key factor in leaving the United States unprepared to address the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Nocera, editorialist for, gives the affirmative answer The free press and co-author (with Bethany McLean) of The Great Failure: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind. His business journalism has appeared in numerous publications, including Squire, Bloomberg, AND The New York Times.
The resolution is opposed by Epstein, executive director of the Soho Forum. He is the former books and economics editor of Barron’s, a position he left in January 2018 after a 26-year tenure. He often appears on libertarian podcasts, in particular The Tom Woods Show.