Tag Archives: Covid vaccine

Rogers, Covid, and Atlas Shrugged

By Robin Bates | Published: January 12, 2022

Quarterback Rogers’s favorite book, “Atlas Shrugged,” helps explain his Covid resistance.

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A Mimeo Fable Explains Vax Foes

By Robin Bates | Published: October 21, 2021

A Scott Bates fable captures Trumpist authoritarianism when it comes to vaccine resistance.

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Worshipping False Covid Idols

By Robin Bates | Published: August 13, 2021

People resisting the Covid vaccines are like the counselors in “Beowulf” worshipping false idols to ward off Grendel’s attacks.

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Beowulf Would Favor Vaccine Mandate

By Robin Bates | Published: August 5, 2021

Beowulf would favor vaccine mandates and passports and his firmness would convince the rest of society to go along.

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The Classics Represent a No Bullshit Zone

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2021

In a world where fake news threatens to bury us (and prolong the pandemic), literature represents a “no bullshit zone.”

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Read Jabberwocky for Covid Protocol

By Robin Bates | Published: April 12, 2021

“Jabberwocky” can trigger a great discussion about post-covid-vaccination protocol.

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Shots That Signal a Promising Future

By Robin Bates | Published: April 7, 2021

I’ve just had my second Covid shot, which has me thinking of Alexander Hamilton’s shot in Miranda’s musical. Pip’s cautious optimism about the future also comes to mind.

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The Dangerous Final Months of Covid

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2021

Winspear’s World War I mysteries write of dying just before the Armistice. Think of Covid as the war and the vaccine as the Armistice.

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