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A Delicate Balance – Individualism and Government Power – Part 2

At the start of the pandemic, the strong hand of government eliminated social and economic freedoms, striking a new balance between individualism and government power. Today, as social and economic activity restarts, partisan tensions reappear and are growing. This signals a return of individaulism. Can the individualistic spirit thrive in this new enviornment? Can itContinue reading “A Delicate Balance – Individualism and Government Power – Part 2”

A Delicate Balance – Individualism and Government Power

A Delicate Balance – Individualism and Government Power The coronavirus pandemic exposes the delicate balance between individual liberties and government power. At the onset, when government officials pursued policies that prioritized public health – lockdowns and social distancing – the public complied. After all, the severity of the disease was unknown. And footage from ChinaContinue reading “A Delicate Balance – Individualism and Government Power”

The Pandemic is Now Political – Part 2

This work was written by Mark Joslyn and Louis Joslyn . Louis is a PhD candidate in computational medicine and bioinformatics at the University of Michigan. In Part 1, we introduced the case fatality rate, a measure used by health experts and elected officials to determine the severity of COVID19. The proportion has become aContinue reading “The Pandemic is Now Political – Part 2”