The Bigger Problem with “COVID Conga Lines”
In this together? What can the rights and responsibilities of Dewey's public tell us about our current predicament?
The Moral Need for Public Conversation about Rights in a Pandemic...
The 'folk' conception of rights is a major obstacle to combating the pandemic. Perhaps it's time we had a talk about the limits of personal liberty.
Duties to Vaccinate, Duties to Inform
How might we best communicate the science to those who remain skeptical? What role do each of us have to play?
This for That: Trading Vaccinations for Stimulus Checks
Should citizens refusing vaccination be denied a stimulus check? Is this proposal really any different from school immunizations?
For-Profit Coronavirus Vaccines
Whatever the market can bear? Does private enterprise owe anything to public health?
Should I Stay, or Should I Go: Holidays in the Age...
The burden of isolation is heavy, but the risk of get-togethers is great.
Expertise and the “Building Distrust” of Public Health Agencies
When it comes to public health, is one voice just as good as any other? And what might be the requirements for justified disbelief?
Medical Privacy and the Public’s Right to Know
How can we determine when public interest should trump politician's personal rights?
The Continued Saga of Education During COVID-19
How can we design an educational model in our current circumstances that might serve everyone's needs from children to parents to teachers?
Waiting for a Coronavirus Vaccine? Watch Out for Self-Deception
Optimism can sometimes infect belief-formation. And once it takes hold, it's extremely difficult to uncouple.