[Pelham]

"In calling for calm and restraint he is overwhelmed by panic and hysteria? "

Well the author does put Great Depression in his title and opens with

Federal and state governments are making a massive gamble about a little-understood new virus. They may not only be betting our entire economy, but our nation’s future.

Sounds a bit hysterical to me.

[higgmeister]

Federal and state governments are making a massive gamble about a little-understood new virus. They may not only be betting our entire economy, but our nation’s future.

Sounds a bit hysterical to me.

I think you need to learn to recognize cynicism when you see it.