http://www.alternet.org/economy/paul-krugman-real-lessons-great-american-ebola-panic-2014
"Leading Republicans suggested ignoring everything we know about disease control and resorting to extreme measures like travel bans, while mocking claims that health officials knew what they were doing.
In just a few short weeks, this despicable, irresponsible fear-mongering has been proven wrong, and surprirse surprise, our health officials actually did know what they were doing. Sometimes, good and responsible public policy based on actual science really works."