The German Faith in Authority
The ongoing pandemic revealed two problematic aspects of German society. Firstly, there appears to be widespread faith in government bodies…
Where Is the Bio-Fascist State Headed?
California has been the tip of the spear for novel pandemic policies. My home state’s failures are legion, and it…
The Moral Imperative of Sanctuary
The headlines of two years, and intensifying by the day, have followed a trajectory from the history books: disease, quarantine,…
The Specter of Asymptomatic Spread
In January 2020, at the very start of the pandemic, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter that suggesting the…
Eli Lilly Fired Employees for Refusing the Vaccine
Mandy Van Gorp was confident that her employer of 18 years, Eli Lilly and Company, would treat her fairly when…
How Coercion Compromised the Vaccine
The fight over the Covid vaccines has become an epic struggle. It’s not just about who should get the shot…
Not Every Health Problem Needs a Social Solution
In his pre-COVID book Killjoys: A Critique of Paternalism (2017), nanny-state nemesis Christopher Snowdon reports on the rise and pernicious…
The White House is Now Your Doctor!
The New York Times is reporting this: “Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up.”…
Covid Prediction: January 2020
With new pouring out of China in January 2020, and knowing full well of government powers over disease management, I…
Dear Art Institution: End these Mandates!
As a practicing artist in Philadelphia, I am dismayed that the arts organizations I love and whose activities I regularly…