My dear friends,

I am being absorbed by my academic work these days but I want to share this conversation I had with professor Jay Bhattacharya. As most of you know, Jay is a renowned Stanford Professor and - of course - initiator of the Great Barrington Declaration. More important to me, however, is the feeling of sincerity I experience each time we meet, online or in person. Jay, you are one of these people who can leave the world of appearances behind and speak straight from the heart and the soul. This is what led this conversation far beyond my usual topics of totalitarianism and mass formation. Jay, I am grateful to know you and I truly look forward to continue our conversation next time we meet! Warm wishes, Mattias