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Thursday, October 22, 2026
EdgeNotes
The US psychologist Michelle Gelfand wrote recently in The Guardian (2.2.21) about different cultural responses to the pandemic. Steve Latham She suggests that “tight” societies, with high levels of adherence to rules, reacted better to Covid than “loose” societies, which demonstrated weaker rule-keeping. This is part of her […]
Former President Trump has been acquitted of “inciting insurrection”. Republican opposition rested on a technicality: Trump is no longer President and hence cannot be “removed from office”. Steve Latham But this, in turn, happened because the Republicans had delayed any hearing until he had in fact been replaced […]
To paraphrase Marx, Covid “weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living”. We are living the diminishment of the world. It is getting smaller. Steve Latham We are not travelling as much: internationally, but also within countries, under lockdowns, and even between city neighbourhoods. With official […]
I am reluctant to criticise the vacillations of the UK government, because I know how hard it is to make decisions during this pandemic. Steve Latham I myself disappointed many people by cancelling a series of meetings, as I worried about rising Covid infections, with this second strain. […]
In April, one of my tooth fillings came out. When I called the dentist, they explained there were no appointments, because of the pandemic. Steve Latham I didn’t blame them. Dentists are always vulnerable to respiratory diseases. So, while bending over patients’ gaping mouths, Covid puts them especially […]
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