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The Science of the Virus (Glenn Loury & C. Brandon Ogbunu)
Brandon explains what a coronavirus is ... Where the virus came from ... Evaluating the "laboratory escape" theory ... The path to an effective …
6 years, 2 months ago
The Pandemic in Prisons (Glenn Loury & Josiah Rich)
Jody describes what it's like inside his hospital ... How an outbreak in a prison could overwhelm the local hospital system ... Jody: "Most people…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Policy Response to the Pandemic (Glenn Loury, Harold Pollack, and Steven Teles)
How would the late Mark Kleiman have viewed the policy response to the pandemic? ... The democratic legitimacy of the administrative state ... Gle…
6 years, 3 months ago
Islands of Excellence (Glenn Loury & Robert L. Woodson, Sr.)
How Bob joined and eventually split with the civil rights movement ... Critiquing the government bureaucracy of the American welfare state ... Bo…
6 years, 3 months ago
Race and the Virus (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
John on being at Covid ground zero in Queens ... The many racial disparities the pandemic has made plain ... But after the disparities are acknow…
6 years, 3 months ago
Corona Taboos (Glenn Loury & Wilfred Reilly)
Wilfred's new book, Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About ... The view of corona from Western Kentucky ... Wilfred: A universal shutdown doesn't ma…
6 years, 3 months ago
A Better Way (Glenn Loury & Danielle Allen)
Applying just war theory to the pandemic ... Danielle's three options: "freeze," "surrender," and "mobilize and transition" ... There's never been …
6 years, 3 months ago
Gimme Shelter (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
John reports on sheltering in place in NYC ... Race and the coronavirus ... Is calling the disease the "China virus" xenophobic? ... John wants P…
6 years, 3 months ago
Your Money or Your Life (Glenn Loury & Harold Pollack)
Personal finance during a public health emergency ... Harold: No one totally understands the US economy ... Social isolation and emotional support …
6 years, 4 months ago
Coronavirus and Inequality (Glenn Loury & Rajiv Sethi)
Rajiv: Testing is the key to defeating coronavirus ... How do we know if we're overreacting to the virus? ... Considering credit forbearance ..…
6 years, 4 months ago