Coronavirus: This Is Not a Plague
The metaphor obscures clear thinking
The Anxiety of Culpability
The limits of what we can know and what we can do about it
Coronavirus as Crisis
We are not at war, America. There will be no victories or defeats.
State of Vulnerability
Social distancing is important, but there’s more to consider
How to Think About the Coronavirus
Whether we will collectively move away from fears that make us subservient and move, or inch, toward a more interconnectedly humane world—this, as far as I can tell, remains up to us
Medication Nation
Our increasing reliance on drugs—prescribed, over-the-counter, illegal, and ordered online like pizza—suggests we have a deeper problem
Failure to Heal
Today’s medical industry thrives on diagnosing and curing, but it doesn’t reach the soul
The Ordinariness of AIDS
Can a disease that tells us so much about ourselves ever be anything but extraordinary?
