How Two Conflicting Covid Stories Shattered Society
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The two stories continued to unfold in tandem, the gulf between them widening with each passing month. Beneath all the arguments about the science lay a fundamental... Read more.
Follow the Science, Reconsidered
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Science is like a weathervane: it gives you information, which you can use to decide on a course of action, but it doesn’t tell you what to do. The decision belongs... Read more.
Hey Covid, I’ve Got Religion
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In the early months, while secular folks were exhorting everyone to stay home, stay safe, mask up, and all the rest, religious leaders began pushing back against... Read more.
The Long Arm of the Covid Saga
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Above all, we need to avoid turning long Covid into the new Scary Thing, the monster in the closet that leads a frightened public to demand longer and harsher restrictions... Read more.
Selfish: The King of Covid Epithets
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We need pandemic policies rooted in human nature—policies that meet people where they are, not where some sanctimonious Twitter warriors decide they should be.... Read more.
Those Who Chose Shaming Over Science
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To everyone who dumped on me for questioning the shutdown of civilization and calling out the damage it inflicted on the young and the poor: you can take your shaming,... Read more.
It’s Time to Talk about Elephants
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As we step into year three, we urgently need to widen the lens beyond Covid metrics, beyond epidemiology, beyond even science itself. With Covid easing into endemicity,... Read more.
Where Were the Great Covid Speeches?
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Lacking the big-picture thinking and inner convictions to make tough calls, our ostensible leaders let themselves be pushed around by scientists whose ideas they... Read more.
The Freedumb Fallacy
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Freedom matters—even in a pandemic. Without freedom, elderly people may spend their remaining time on earth isolated from their loved ones, and we know that social... Read more.
The Compliance Conundrum
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As we demarcate our own comfort zones, we could all use an extra dose of compassion for those who make different calibrations. Whichever strategy claims our allegiance—persisting... Read more.