Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. America’s Preexisting Conditions 20
7. 2. Politicizing the Pandemic 42
8. 3. To Mask or Not to Mask: The Behavioral Response to COVID 78
9. 4. Who’s to Blame? The Emotional Response to COVID 106
10. 5. What Your Country Can Do for You: The Partisan Split in Policy 128
11. 6. The Cost of a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the American Economy 159
12. 7. Do Not Enter: COVID-19 and the Politics of Immigration 183
13. 8. The Burdens of Inequality: Race and the COVID-19 Pandemic 209
14. 9. Voting for Your Life: COVID-19 and American Democracy 229
15. 10. Shots in Arms: The Partisan Politics of Vaccination 253
16. Conclusion 269
17. Epilogue 285
18. Appendix 289
19. Notes 305
20. Bibliography 343
21. Index 373
22. A Note on the Type 385