Opinion: What we really learned from the Fauci hearing

Show trials are bad for democracy.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Opinion: What we really learned from the Fauci hearing

Show trials are bad for democracy.

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