Philosopher Ben Bayer provides a succinct and provoking summary of “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease: Preparing for the Next Pandemic.”
America is allegedly the land of the free. But since March, millions have lived under statewide mandatory lockdowns. As the lockdowns are being lifted, we should reflect on how to approach any resurgence of cases — and the next pandemic. Must we resign ourselves to renewed lockdowns that treat liberty as a dispensable luxury?
To be guided by liberty does not mean allowing individuals to recklessly endanger others. The freedom that matters is the individual’s right to be free from the physical interference of others.
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