CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER
After one of the strongest financial rallies ever, everything changed when it became clear the coronavirus was spreading around the world, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
The spread of the virus also spread fear. That fear may, in the short term and likely into the long term, be even more significant than the virus itself, according to Mark Mullins of Veras Inc., an expert on global markets, macro investing and public policy.
“In the same way that 9/11 was a one-day event that triggered an endless global war on terrorism and the rise of the security state,” Mullins says, “the social and political response to the pandemic is ushering in the era of the safety state — a fundamental change and a response to today’s complete breakdown of social trust and stability.”
“The crisis moment will dissipate with time, but the safety state will continue, bolstered by permanent policy actions and the barnacle-like development of new institutions, technologies and social habits.”
We invited Mullins to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the shape of our world during and after this public health crisis and how the aftershocks will last much longer than the virus. See the video at vancouversun.com/tag/conversations-that-matter. Conversations That Matter is a partner program for the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. The production of this program is made possible thanks to the support of viewers like you. Please become a Patreon subscriber and support the production of this program, with a $1 pledge at goo.gl/ypxyds