When Will We Grieve the Covid Dead? Why the Pandemic Is Driving Conservative Intellectuals Mad, and more...

View this email in your browser Saturday  May 23, 2020 Here’s a roundup of this week’s most read articles on Covid-19. To ensure you don’t miss out on some of the best independent journalism in the country, subscribe today.   Get unlimited access to NewRepubic.com with our three months for $5 “Special Summertime Sale.” When Will We Grieve the Covid Dead? With nearly 90,000 dead and counting, there has been no national remembrance for those we’ve lost to the pandemic. By JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN Why the Pandemic Is Driving Conservative Intellectuals MadThe lockdown has produced a disparity between the old script of grievance and a sickness that can wreak destruction on anyone.By MATTHEW SITMAN Blow Up the Restaurant Industry and Start OverA system that relies on exploitation isn’t one that should survive the pandemic. There’s a better way to feed people and care for workers. By MARIAN BULL Advertising Support independent journalism with our limited-time offer. Special Summertime Sale: 3 Months for $5 The Deranged Civic Religion of the Lockdown ProtestersFurious at being denied their fast food and manicures, the “reopen America” rebels have invented a slew of new constitutional rights. By LIBBY WATSON Rebuilding Retirement After the PandemicThe coronavirus crisis has revealed some enduring flaws in America’s civic immune system. It may have also illuminated a time-honored cure. By J.C. PAN Making Life CheapPopulation control, herd immunity, and other anti-humanist fables By AARON TIMMS Advertising Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Subscribe Donate Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2020 The New Republic, All rights reserved.

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