Brian Michael Jenkins: Plagues and Their Aftermath: Why Recovering From Covid Is Really "Up to Us"
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Brian Michael Jenkins, author of Plagues and Their Aftermath: How Societies Recover From Pandemics.
Brian Michael Jenkins is a senior advisor to the president of the RAND Corporation. He served in the U.S. Army’s Special Forces in during the war in Vietnam, before joining RAND in 1972. In 1996, President Bill Clinton appointed Jenkins to the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. Jenkins has also served as adviser to the National Commission on Terrorism. He is a frequent commentator on matters of global security and safety for major media outlets including NBC, PBS, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others.
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