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What was required from the outset was a sustainable response to allow people to reduce the danger of the virus while still living. And that has been the one thing

The overlap between people who are Very Serious About Stopping The Virus and people who clearly hate on a personal level anyone who has contracted the virus, regard it as

It is 8 PM the night before the movers come and almost none of my stuff is packed up, because I am sitting here terrified of the future. People on

It is noticeable right now that we are separating into two camps based on risk assessment and priorities, which do not precisely match up with party interest. Camp 1 is

I don’t think anyone would describe me as a leftist at this point in my life, nor would I accept the label. But all the same, I can’t help but

1. From a thread on schooling.https://twitter.com/danlistensto/status/1285270163156283394 2.https://mobile.twitter.com/fredbauerblog/status/1285276156988661761 3.https://mobile.twitter.com/TheAgeofShoddy/status/1285282402567254018 4.https:/

When someone speaks of “government dysfunction” as the problem, without any explication of what the clearly and obviously “right” policy would be, or any indication of what the specific failures

1.https://mobile.twitter.com/alfredwkng/status/1260561044956643332 2.https://mobile.twitter.com/AFP/status/1260096302290882561 3.https://mobile.twitter.com/hyunsuinseoul/status/1259526164441206784 4.https://mobile.twitter.com/jaspergregory/status/126

For all the talk about “performative masculinity,” masculinity cannot really be consciously performed as such. You are a man, or you are not. If not, any attempt at performance comes

It’s a slight stretch, but a series on 1990’s heavyweight boxing would be absolutely incredible. Great fights, yes, and boxing history, but the personalities on display are really what would

We went into lockdown on the premise that we needed to shut down everything for a short break, in order to ensure that the health care system would not be

Two things I try to keep in mind:1) At the end of the day, what I actually am is a pretty darn average middle-aged man. I am not a philosopher,