Asha Rangappa

Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

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Asha Rangappa is a senior lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. She is a former special agent in the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI.

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The coronavirus pandemic is changing the rules for the president in the White House and citizens sheltered at home.  Should President Trump or 50 governors take charge of controlling…

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