Stop Saying We’re ‘At War’ With COVID-19

On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden delivered his first primetime address from the White House. Unsurprisingly, much of the speech was dedicated to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during which Biden oscillated between optimism and warnings of what may follow if people failed to follow his administration’s “guidance.”

Throughout the speech, Biden described the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic — and the resulting policy decisions — as a “war.”