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Highly Contagious: Pandemic and ‘Pan-Panic’

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Why do COVID-19 updates skew so much towards death and not recovery? We need to be particularly cautious in letting numbers of death records beat us into fear. Or do we assume that people will not act responsibly unless they are shocked into a panic?

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Give Yourself a Break. Stop Making Sense of a Virus!

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 If you believe that COVID-19 was sent by divine providence to make this world a fairer, greener place, you are mistaken. It’s up to us to strive for this goal. A virus has no such mission.

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On Violence against Women or Why You Should Stop Asking “What about Men?”

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Whenever violence against women is discussed, someone inevitably asks, “but what about men?” This ‘whataboutery’ is usually directed solely towards those who speak out on typically women’s issues and ironically proves the importance of focusing on this particular form of violence.

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Mass Panic, Public Health and the Economy: How the Coronavirus Scare Exposed Our Wrong Priorities

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A selective approach to self-quarantine is another inconsistency the coronavirus scare has exposed. If the virus really is as threatening as the media portrays it (although it is not), then what about tourists?

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