Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (33): Interview with Mike Maron, CEO of Holy Name Hospital by Irfan Khawaja
Highly relevant, whether one agrees or not: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/04/hospital-closing-shortage-coronavirus Libertarians have to stop writing and acting as though FDA regulations and CDC incompetence (and the like) are the only variables of intere…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (34): PPE–It’s Now or Never by Irfan Khawaja
I find it interesting that this physician still thinks that our strategy should be “flattening the curve,” i.e., mitigation rather than suppression. But if his claims are right, mitigation will lead to a version of the result he wants to av…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (36): “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance” Redux by Irfan Khawaja
Thanks to David for joining my Phil 100 class to discuss this today. LikeLike
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(Cat and Girl) Look on the Bright Side
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(Policy of Truth) Coronavirus Diary (36): “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance” Redux
Back on March 21st, David Potts offered up an article recommendation on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Tomas Pueyo’s “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” on Medium (first published March 19, updated April 1). Since then, David’s recommendation has gotten buried in the blog storm I’ve posted, so I’m seconding his recommendation (along with the…
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(Policy of Truth) Coronavirus Diary (35): Pizza–Who Needs It
From my cousin Noreen Mahmood, a nurse at Fraser Health Authority, Delta, British Columbia, Canada: I am a healthcare worker, an RN, and to be honest I don’t need free pizza or free cups of coffee. I don’t need money off of vouchers etc. I am grateful that I won’t be losing all my income…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Our bosh iz the greatish
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (31): The Dark Side of South Jersey by Irfan Khawaja
Addendum to the Rumson case: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/pink-floyd-show-during-coronavirus-lockdown-a-misunderstanding-lawyer-says-2nd-person-charged.html LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (26): New Jersey Under Siege by Irfan Khawaja
How many situations of this sort can human beings endure before they break? https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/staff-of-overrun-nj-hospital-breaks-down-in-tears-after-ems-comes-to-its-rescue.html LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (34): PPE–It’s Now or Never by Irfan Khawaja
Or here: https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/in-lakewood-a-daily-battle-to-secure-compliance-with-social-distancing-order/ LikeLike
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