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Seeing Through Misinformation About the Pandemic

How should we sort through the information about Covid-19 and distinguish fact from falsehood? In the first episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate sat down to discuss the claims around the drug hydroxychloroquine and the debate over. . .

How You Can Advance the Cause of Reason and Freedom

Take a short break from the grim pandemic headlines, and let me share with you three bright spots. In April, this journal saw significant growth in the number of new readers, an increase of about 180 percent compared to the same period last year. . .

The Dangerous Thinking Behind Pandemic Partisanship

Partisan loyalty about current medical and political controversies is driven by defensive false-choice thinking, not evidence.

Amid Pandemic, The Price of Trump’s War on Truth

By the hour, we are learning more about the spread and lethality of the novel coronavirus. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically upended our lives and economy, it has also brought into sharper focus the dire consequences of putting in the. . .

If You’re a Doctor or Nurse, Don’t Feel Guilty for Quitting

Doctors and nurses who face “moral distress” about caring for ungrateful, disrespectful patients should rethink their view of what they owe patients.

In the Covid-19 Pandemic, “Are We All in This Together?”

“We are all in this together.” In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch look at the different ways in which this catchphrase is being used in the context of the pandemic. Focusing on two recently published articles: “We’re Not. . .

THINKING ABOUT THE PANDEMIC

Amid the havoc and upheaval brought on by the novel coronavirus outbreak, there’s much to cover. This page showcases our latest pandemic-related content.

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