Histories of the Great Panic.
How will Western historians in 2050 remember 2020? In scenario 1, "The Great Panic, a lost generation", I sketch my best guess. Scenario 2, "A...
Demarchy 2020: by John Burnheim
Another post from John Burnheim who wrote this following up on having received some questions from some Spaniards. (Reminding me of the title of John...
How culture war is destroying public reason: COVID edition
Cross-posted from The Mandarin (and written about ten days ago, so it fails to mention Adelaide's latest snafu). Lockdowns, border closures, masks, apps and eradication....
WELLBY cost-benefit calculations for the UK and the Netherlands
Last week I gave a masterclass lecture at University College London on the costs and benefits of lockdowns and other covid-policies in the UK. A...
The vaccine and the COVID culture war
[caption id="attachment_34406" align="alignright" width="320"] Kind of a fun graphic[/caption] Well, we look like getting a vaccine! Of course managing the policy response to the virus...
Ought Anchored to Is: Morality As A Spontaneous Order
[caption id="attachment_34398" align="aligncenter" width="736"] There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy[/caption] It’s a supreme finding of...
How others are organising the Covistance: ideas for those who want to help.
How are we going to escape the authoritarian nightmare and regain our liberties and zest for life? This long read is written for organisers of...