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My thoughts on the covid pandemic are available here:

Who gets a ventilator? Thinking through the ethics of a coronavirus conundrum

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We’ve been rationing care all along

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Don’t make doctors play God

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Why are lives worth more in a pandemic?


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Too few COVID experts


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A solar storm is on the horizon

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Flu shots save lives. So should we require them?

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What do we ethically owe those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine?

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When nurses go rogue

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Are we, as people, better or worse for COVID-19?
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There’s no vaccine for chaos
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Want to end the pandemic? Pay people to get vaccinated