Steven Harper
Steven J. Harper launched his acclaimed Trump-Russia Timeline on BillMoyers.com and it now appears regularly on Dan Rather’s News & Guts and Just Security, where it first appeared in December 2018. Harper is a lawyer who teaches at Northwestern University Law School, and the author of several books, including The Lawyer Bubble — A Profession in Crisis and Crossing Hoffa — A Teamster’s Story (a Chicago Tribune “Best Book of the Year”). Follow him at stevenjharper1
ALL POSTS BY Steven Harper
June 23, 2020Trump Wants Big Rallies — No Matter What
June 16, 2020The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control recommends that all Americans practice social distancing to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Trump has been systematically undermining that CDC guidance
June 10, 2020Medical professionals agree unanimously that wearing a mask in public prevents the spread of COVID-19. Trump refuses to wear one.
June 1, 2020Trump downplayed the coronavirus threat for months and he praised China repeatedly for its transparency in dealing with COVID-19. Then the pandemic decimated the US stock market. When Trump could no longer deny the impact of the virus, he reversed course and blamed China for everything.
May 27, 2020Trump has persistently minimized the seriousness of COVID-19 by falsely comparing it to the seasonal flu. Initially, he used the tactic to downplay the virus as it threatened the stock market. This denial and obfuscation squandered precious time, worsened the crisis, and may have cost a number of lives.
May 18, 2020Confusion Reigns Over Reopening Plan
May 13, 2020By June 1, more than 100,000 Americans will have died from COVID-19. Where are the promised tests?
April 28, 2020The World Health Organization is a 194-nation cooperative that promotes public health and saves lives across the globe. Unlike Trump, the WHO responded quickly and aggressively to COVID-19. Now Trump is trying to flip the script — accusing the WHO of incompetence and cover-up.
April 22, 2020For years, Trump failed to prepare America for a pandemic. For months after COVID-19 emerged, he downplayed its danger. Now he’s touting a dubious miracle cure.
