The Big COVID Botchulism Roundup, Part 1

Botchulism: /ˈbäCHəˌliz(ə)m/ noun a little-known mental disease of the ruling intellectual/expert class, characterized by hubris; recklessness; delusions of intellectual and moral superiority; tunnel vision; an inability to self-reflect, acknowledge errors and change course; and belief perseverance even in the presence of countervailing or disconfirming evidence. Example: "Everything they do makes…