As I type this there’s a bottle of hand sanitizer next to my computer. And there’s one on the table behind me. And there’s one on the credenza in my outer office. And there’s one in my coat pocket. And two in my car. I don’t want the swine flu. And I’m not alone. This [...]
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Cotton Mather, Swine Flu, and Sensational Journalism
October 5, 2009 – 3:33 PM
What does the American puritan cleric Cotton Mather have to do with next week's roll-out of the H1N1 vaccine? Perhaps a lot according to Diane Winston. Professor Winston's article at The Washington Post's "On Faith" blog makes for interesting historical perspective on today's "Swine Flu" frenzy. [N.B., by using the word "frenzy" I do not [...]