# Did COVID Expose Our Biggest Weakness?

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Podcast: [Cornell Keynotes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cornell-keynotes-6622417)
Published: 2026-01-16T13:34:30+00:00
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Princeton Professor Frances Lee examines how American institutions failed during COVID-19, from ignoring pre-existing pandemic plans to implementing policies that protected the privileged while exposing essential workers, and explores what these failures mean for future crisis management.

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