Pseudoscience, Antiscience, and Bad Coronavirus Advice
Is there a meaningful distinction between loose science and antiscientific sentiment? Is it just a matter of intent?
US Exceptionalism, Foreign and Domestic
The Trump administration has redefined the role of the federal government and our understanding of who it operates on behalf of and what kinds of collective interests it pursues.
Homesickness in a Time of Global Sickness
Where can we find a home to ease our existential angst in these Absurd times?
Solitary Confinement and COVID-19
Are the conditions inmate find themselves in during the pandemic consistent with the purpose incarceration is meant to serve?
COVID-19 and the Ethics of Belief
Just as with scientific hypotheses, the social and political beliefs that survive this crisis should be those that have actually borne fruit.
Pandemic Sacrifices: It Matters Who Dies and Why
How do we balance the loss and suffering caused by the pandemic against the hardship that awaits in the economic recession?
Racial Health Disparities and Social Predispositions
The ambiguity in the Surgeon General's remarks communicates a troubling message further complicated by the public position from which it was delivered.
Moral Luck, Universalization, and COVID-19
Many who resist shelter in place orders cast their decision as a triumph of personal liberty over government overreach. But what of their duty to others?
States of Exception
Is the emergency power currently granted governments circumscribed by law or is it a 'miracle' that transcends the norm? What are the implications of our answer?
Freedom of Religion Is Not Absolute
By what right can government officials prohibit worshipers from the physical and public practice of their faith?