Splendid Triviality: Philosophy, Art, and Sport in a Time of Crisis They are necessary because without them none of the things that are noble can flourish. Craig Clifford 14 Apr 2021 · 9 min read
The Fear and Fantasy of COVID-19 Vaccination The politicization and generation of narratives surrounding the coronavirus (and ensuing governmental responses) funneled information flow into partitions based on political affiliation. Iosif M. Gershteyn 10 Apr 2021 · 8 min read
Taboo: Why Is Africa the Global COVID ‘Cold Spot’ and Why Are We Afraid to Talk About It? Africa has not been affected on anything like the scale of most countries in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Jon Entine / Patrick Whittle 30 Mar 2021 · 21 min read
The End of Pestilence The COVID-19 vaccine development experience shows it is possible to produce safe and effective vaccines much faster than previously thought. Matthew Lesh 10 Mar 2021 · 13 min read
Bunker Boy: Preparing for Apocalypse Since 1979 The film gave me nightmares and panic attacks. I did what I could with such difficult information. Ewan Morrison 9 Mar 2021 · 12 min read
With Theatres Shuttered, I Tried to Stage a 'Zoom Play.' (It Didn't Work) I once directed a classical musical—Anything Goes—at Canada’s Shaw Festival. But that’s the only play I’ve directed that was seen by a large audience. Sky Gilbert 9 Mar 2021 · 8 min read
Lockdown Scepticism Was Never a ‘Fringe’ Viewpoint The Declaration states that achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 can be assisted by vaccines, “but is not dependent” on their use. Noah Carl 2 Mar 2021 · 11 min read
Do Lockdowns Work? Only If You Lock the Borders Down, Too The public debate around COVID-19 has too often centred on the question of whether a certain set of measures, usually classified as lockdowns, are or are not effective. Noah Carl 15 Feb 2021 · 8 min read
COVID-19 and the Ongoing Global Workplace Revolution The pandemic has done much to undermine the basis for urban supremacy. Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger 14 Feb 2021 · 14 min read
Man vs. Wall: Solitary Sport and Surviving the Pandemic In our hyper-connected times, personal resilience is a muscle worth exercising. Matt Fuchs 9 Feb 2021 · 6 min read
The Case Against Lockdown: A Reply to Christopher Snowdon No doubt the pandemic would have had a negative impact on the global economy ceteris paribus, but it has surely been exacerbated by the lockdowns. Toby Young 5 Feb 2021 · 8 min read
In Defense of Shame In reducing sex to a basic mechanical function in the service of health, we have covered the uniquely human parts of ourselves that should be engaged during sex and lost precisely what makes sex sexy—what transforms its mechanics into mystery. Marilyn Simon 31 Jan 2021 · 10 min read
COVID-19's Death Toll: A Historical Perspective The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported the age-standardised mortality rate in England each year going back to 2001. Noah Carl 24 Jan 2021 · 6 min read
COVID Has Forced Teachers to Confront Longstanding Problems—And Education Will Never Be the Same Teaching online and in-person concurrently is disorienting, and I spend the day fearful that I am doing a disservice to both groups. Joshua Pauling 18 Jan 2021 · 8 min read
Rise of the Coronavirus Cranks The smileys are not bad people. They are not necessarily unintelligent people. They are unhappy people wearing a mask of happiness, confused and beaten and searching for an easy answer. Christopher J. Snowdon 16 Jan 2021 · 19 min read
