Why A Historically Nonpartisan Medical Journal Got Political

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 20, 2020

Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine has remained nonpartisan. Until now. This month, the journal published an editorial slamming the Trump administration for its response to the Coronavirus epidemic, saying they turned a "crisis into a tragedy." Eric Rubin, Editor in Chief of N.E.J.M, talks about why he felt it was important for the journal to break with precedent and weigh in on politics. 

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