In Self-Isolation with The Plague
To the relatives of the dead, the plague is here.
Avoiding the Trap of Sacrificial Math
by
Robert Reed
Posted on March 30, 2020
Image: Marie Heim-Vögtlin as a patient in Berlin (1915). Via Wikimedia Commons.
Must we pit the health of the economy against the lives of the many people projected to die if strong measures are not taken against the spread of the coronavirus?
The Good Life of Staying at Home
Posted on March 31, 2020
Image: Baby holding an adult's finger. (Wayne Evans, via Wikimedia Commons.)
As far back as Aristotle, we’ve known that material inequality makes the good life easier to get.