Crisis error

Scenes from 2020’s crises, clockwise from left: Activists in Brazil dig 100 mock graves symbolizing deaths from COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro on June 11 to protest against Brazil’s governance during the pandemic; the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Youth Strike 4 Climate protest march in Brussels on March 6; migrants wait on the Turkish side of the Greece-Turkey border on March 2; and a couple hugs and cries next to a makeshift memorial to George Floyd, near the site where he died in police custody, in Minneapolis on June 6. CARL DE SOUZA/JOHN THYS/SAKIS MITROLIDIS/KEREM YUCEL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Analysis

When everything is a crisis, nothing is

Invoking crisis is a favorite tactic of dictators—and widespread misuse of the word robs it of its power

Pre-pandemic activity won't return soon, in Korea or elsewhere. Photo: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Don't repeat this crisis error once dark hours pass