Sickness and Stoicism
And if indeed “everything hangs on one’s thinking,” as he and his philosophical heirs frequently remind us, then this pandemic is just as much an opportunity as it is a curse.
COVID-19
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I Run a Family-Owned Construction Firm. Here’s What COVID-19 Did to My World
Our business model is simple: We build and fix things so that other people have a place to live and work, and so that we can pay our own bills and live our own lives.
Denmark’s Weapons Against COVID-19: Early Action, High Trust—and a No-Nonsense Queen
There is no guarantee that the Danish health system will have the resources to help everyone who needs care. And the economy might be in tatters when the quarantine ends.
Social Distancing During the Black Death
The Black Death wiped out half the population of Europe in the space of four years.
The Case for Economic Hibernation during the COVID-19 Lockdowns
We are currently in the throes of a new kind of crisis where the underlying economy is healthy, but a non-economic crisis is stopping it in its tracks.
Social Distancing and Stay-Home Orders Are Likely To Save Millions
It was only after coronavirus proved so much more deadly in China and Italy that governments outside of Asia took dramatic actions including radical social distancing and stay-at-home orders.
COVID-19 Science Update for March 26th: Five Trends Shaping Medium-Term Policy
Even if a COVID-19 vaccine were invented tomorrow (it won’t be), our experience with the virus shows how underprepared we are for this kind of public-health emergency.
Will COVID-19 Mark the End of European Liberalism?
According to the social science literature, there appears to be a positive correlation between the prevalence of disease and an increase in authoritarian-nationalist political views.
The Coming Age of Dispersion
New digital connections could incubate a new urban culture unlike any we have seen.
No, COVID-19 Is Not a 'Disaster for Feminism'
It often seems like it’s mostly feminists who disparage female work and praise so highly the world of corporate and professional success.
Humanity's Greatest Foe: Pandemics Through the Ages
The blind struggle against infectious diseases began to end when the microscope allowed for the discovery of the bacilli responsible for anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera in the late 19th century.
COVID-19 Science Update for March 23rd: The Wealth Paradox
For the first time in a week, the daily number of new global confirmed COVID-19 deaths has dropped—from 1,690 to 1,660. That’s a small drop, but it’s important.