COVID-19 Meredith McFadden | 2 Apr 2020 Responding to Crisis: Individuals versus Income When it comes to government benefits (like the COVID-19 relief package) what does a fair distribution look like?
COVID-19 Rachel Robison-Greene | 1 Apr 2020 Re-Thinking Mass Incarceration: COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Prisons are a hotbed for spreading infectious disease, and we've changed policies to accommodate this fact. But these changes should also make us reconsider how they function in normal circumstances.
The Ethics of Triage What principles can we lean on when making weighing need against prognosis? How should uncertainty and scarcity of resources change our decision-making? 30 Mar 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
Swamping, Epistemic Trespassing, and Coronavirus With just one news story occupying so much of our attention, we become more susceptible to manipulation. 27 Mar 2020 | Kenneth Boyd
To My Fellow Students and Our Institutions: Just as in the case of climate change, it seems we have a difficult time organizing to combat an unseen threat. Is education the answer? 26 Mar 2020 | Haley Thompson
The Politicization of Disease The current pandemic is but another opportunity to observe the perennial conflict between private interest and public good. 25 Mar 2020 | Tucker Sechrest
"Chinese Virus"? On the Ethics of Coronavirus Nicknames The WHO has moved away from including origin in the naming convention for diseases, and they've done so for good reasons. 24 Mar 2020 | Youha Kim
Further Questions for Universities Closed by COVID-19 The unexpected and rapid migration of college courses to digital platforms is bound to bring difficulties. 23 Mar 2020 | A.G. Holdier
A Boulder Rolls Downhill When something like a virus strikes and jars us from the pacifying monotony of our daily lives, it's easy to be confronted by the Absurd. How should we respond? 20 Mar 2020 | Evan Butts
Emergency Rationing in Italy Decisions regarding rationing and triage under condition of scarcity and uncertainty will require that we get clear on our basic principles and values. 19 Mar 2020 | Meredith McFadden
Economic Privilege and Prepping in a Pandemic Preparedness might be a virtue, but we all may have a moral duty not to deviate too wildly from our traditional products and past purchases in times of crisis. 18 Mar 2020 | Andrew Cullison
Panic Buying and the Virtue of Compassion Trying times test us physically, emotionally, and morally., but it's important to remember that we are not alone. 17 Mar 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
The Ethics of Panic Hoarding Defining what "reasonable" looks like in times of crisis can be extremely difficult, but managing dramatic shifts in supply and demand requires us to continue to think of others. 16 Mar 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Moral Case for University Closure Universities and colleges have an obligation to their faculty, staff, students, as well as the larger communities they inhabit to slow the spread of disease. 13 Mar 2020 | Andrew Cullison
Are We Overreacting? Coronavirus in Context When faced with an adversary like COVID-19, we seem destined to look for grander strategies of response. But sometimes the simplest steps are the most potent. 11 Mar 2020 | Marko Mavrovic
Infodemics and Good Epistemic Hygiene With the overwhelming amount of (mis)information circulating on social media, it becomes vitally important that all of us be working from the same set of facts. 10 Mar 2020 | Kenneth Boyd
