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Resources Are More Abundant Than Ever, and People Are the Reason
Additional human beings add to our economic capacity rather than diminishing it, say Marian L. Tupy and Gale Pooley.
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From a Harmless Bet to Russian Roulette
Katherine Trebeck and Dirk Philipsen say that the relentless pursuit of economic growth is harmful in the long term.
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Why Malthus’s Gospel of Growth Was, and Still Is, Wrong
Giorgos Kallis argues that we shouldn't want economic growth to continue indefinitely. Nor will it do so.
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Reply to Weijer
Jessica Flanigan argues that human challenge trials can work well under real-world conditions.
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Challenge Trials and the Flourishing Life
Ben Bramble argues that challenge trials conflict with the virtuous, well-lived life.
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Reply to Bramble
Jessica Flanigan replies to Ben Bramble on the ethics of human challenge trials.
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SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Studies Should Not Be Permitted
Charles Weijer dissents sharply on the question of human challenge trials for COVID-19.
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Challenge Trials Are a Poor Substitute for an Effective Pandemic Response
Ben Bramble argues that challenge trials would be less of a help against COVID-19 than we may suspect.
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The Case for Challenge Trials
Jessica Flanigan says that human challenge trials can solve many problems in fighting this and future pandemics.
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Trust, Politics, and Meaning
Martin Gurri discusses trust and political polarization in the United States.