Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
‘Hoax’ By Brian Stelter 368 pages Atria/One Signal Publishers “People are blowing the coronavirus out of proportion!” my friend Matt told me in the spring.” “COVID-19 is like the flu,” his wife Dana added.
I love Matt and Dana, but I’m outraged by such false claims. Most people I know are appalled by this misinformation. We’re aware, as I write this, that six million coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the United States and more than 183,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.
Why do we hold such radically conflicting views on everything from COVID-19 to race to social justice protests? It’s not, for most of us, because we, queer or non-queer, don’t care about our country or our friends.