November 1998
Science-Fiction Policy
In an exaggerated response to a work of science fiction, the U.S. govenment is set to spend hundreds of millions to fight "bioterrism." Is this any way to make public policy?
By Stephen S. Hall
At a time when hollywood producers jet in to script White House speeches, it comes as no surprise that politics often gets conflated with entertainment. But it may be surprising to learn that the nation's controversial new policy on bioterrorism was apparently inspired, at least in part, by a work of fiction.
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