Victorian lit is filled with scenes of children dying of diseases we now have cures for. Does Trumpism want to go back to those days?
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Jo, Nell, Tiny Tim Needed Vaccines
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Rakunks & Wolvogs & Pigoons, Oh My!
As gene splicing becomes more common, we need novels like Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake” to point out the dangers. By making connections, good dystopian fiction serves to wakes us up.
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On Poe & the Paranoia of Anti-Vaxxers
Edgar Allen Poe gives us insight into vaccine truthers. Rather than dispelling shadows, scientific insights are pushing some Americans into repression.
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Ebola as a Stephen King Nightmare
The Ebola outbreak brings to mind Stephen King’s “The Stand.” Fortunately, it is not quite so infectious as the weaponized flu that King describes.
