The Declaration of Dependence

Read this fascinating study of what a future quarantine might by like, inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's New York Times Best Seller, "The Revenge of the Tipping Point."

In February of 2034, a new coronavirus is spreading asymptomatically from the Russian Far East to the rest of the world. U. S. President Brett Hanrahan is planning a month of full quarantine before transitioning to a quarantine for just superspreaders: the 20% of Americans who happen to exhale the largest amount of droplets. It's these genetically unfortunate souls who drive aerosol-spread viruses going viral.

Getting the country to accept this unequal approach to public health falls on the shoulders of Harry Ellson. Selected for this task because he convinced the TSA we don't need to take off our shoes pre-flight, Harry gets temporarily assigned to the Center of Disease Control to bring the country together to stop this epidemic in its tracks. He may just be a policy-wonk, but when combined with his work-buddy Gavin, his sister Sally, his daughter Jen and niece Mia, they become the conscience and heart of this new lockdown. Will their folksy charm be enough to convince skeptical or even down-right hostile Americans that we're all in this together? There's only one way to find out – buy this book and start reading.