On March 4, 2021 the Dr. James Dale Ethics Center presented a talk (via Zoom) by Dr. William Irvine on 21st century applications of ancient Stoicism: In this talk, I explain what Stoicism is—and what it isn’t. I describe its birth in ancient Greece and Rome, its fall into obscurity during the 20th century, and…
Akron COVID-19 limit on private gatherings allowed to expire by mayor
Of course Mayor Horrigan (or anyone else) won’t push to renew these types of restrictions. We have essentially given up on any coordinated effort to stop the spread of the virus. We have conspiracy theory nuts, plain-old deniers, and people who are tired of not being able to do whatever the hell they want (regardless…
2020-12-01 Covid Numbers
We are only five days out from Thanksgiving; the snow is falling and people will be spending more time indoors; Christmas is just around the corner. It is going to be a long winter.
COVID-19 Today
The latest numbers for Ohio. This is not good.
Nothing has changed—let’s stop pretending it has.
On March 13 my family and I began physical distancing and sheltering at home. At that time there were 2,224 reported cases of COVID–19 and 50 deaths in the U.S. Nearly two months later the infection number has grown to 1.5 million cases and the death rate has soared to 90,000 , and both these…