Episode 210: Crisis in Texas

This week on Polilogue, we examine the questions and conversations about the crisis in Texas. Millions of people were without electricity or water for days during a winter storm. In less than a week, dozens of lives were lost, people suffered and went hungry, and billions of dollars in property and infrastructure were damaged. How did an energy-rich state like Texas drop the ball the minute the temperatures dropped?

We also continue to look at the language and recommendations by public health officials to Americans regarding COVID mitigations.

Chapters

Introduction

Questionable: Fauci on Safe Behaviors

Questionable: Too Much Trump

Quality: Fauci on the 1-Dose Vaccination

Quality: The Direct Teacher COVID Question

Journalism: FTN’s COVID Exit Interview

Journalism: Tough Biden Admin Questions

Politics: The Case for and Against Relief

Politics: A Failure on Texas

Show Ratings

Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

State of the Union on CNN

Fox News Sunday on FOX

This Week on ABC

Meet the Press on NBC

Face the Nation on CBS

Resources

How Texas’ Drive for Energy Independence Set It Up for Disaster (NYT)

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