Thanks Michael,
Perhaps I was not clear. I do not propose an isolationist self-reliance - that
is not feasible at all. International scales of operation are still necessary.
I only argue that in the attempt to define what should be done at the local
level and what should be done at the
Prem has some worthwhile points as a response to the pandemic, but I question
the idea that “local government is the core.” Surely an effective international
system, rather than the hodgepodge we had, would have dealt better with an
international crisis such as the virus and its spread. Local
