ARTICLE ALERT: Ingrao, Mitchell: Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: “Emperor Joseph’s Solution to Coronavirus”

Timothy Olin Discussion

https://www.wsj.com/articles/emperor-josephs-solution-to-coronavirus-11586214561

https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/contributed-files/emperorjosephssolutiontocoronavirus-wsj.pdf

Summary: In this op-ed, Ingrao and Mitchell highlight one of the Habsburg’s solutions to epidemic disease, the “sanitary cordon.” They also discuss what the Habsburg’s experience with the plague may have to teach us in our current situation.

 

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Very interesting and pertinent article.