Ramesh Thakur, a Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar, is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Ramesh Thakur’s book, 'Our Enemy, the Government: How Covid Enabled the Expansion and Abuse of State Power.'
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