The Hard Facts on COVID-19 Science Denial In a Washington Post op-ed titled “More Republican Casualties From Trump’s Coronavirus Denial,” columnist Jennifer Rubin claims that “red states” — specifically Texas, Arizona and Arkansas — are “paying the price” for their “arrogant and reckless disregard of expert advice.In concert with Rubin, multitudes of reporters and commentators have declared that Republican governors have worsened the effects of COVID-19 by “denying science” and reopening “too early.” Meanwhile, they have praised Democratic governors, like Andrew Cuomo of New York and Phil Murphy of New Jersey, for their handling of the pandemic.By misusing anecdotes and...