In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Onkar Ghate, ARI’s chief philosophy officer, and Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert, to discuss Ghate’s recent paper “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease.”



Some of the topics covered:



Why government’s role in protecting liberty includes the function of containing infectious diseaseWhy individuals should be free to choose precautions according to their own risk toleranceInternational role models for proper political and cultural response to infectious diseaseThe specific legal changes needed to both guide and constrain government decisions during a pandemicWhy lockdowns are unjustifiable, even in the face of uncertainty about the spread of infectious disease



This podcast was recorded on June 24, 2020. Watch or listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived web episodes here.









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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Onkar Ghate, ARI’s chief philosophy officer, and Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert, to discuss Ghate’s recent paper “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease.” Some of the topics covered: Why government’s role in protecting liberty includes the function of containing infectious diseaseWhy individuals should be free to choose precautions according to their own risk toleranceInternational role models for proper political and cultural response to infectious diseaseThe specific legal changes needed to both guide and constrain government decisions during a pandemicWhy lockdowns are unjustifiable, even in the face of uncertainty about the spread of infectious disease This podcast was recorded on June 24, 2020. Watch or listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived web episodes here. Podcast audio:

In this episode of&nbsp;New Ideal Live,&nbsp;Ben Bayer interviews Onkar Ghate, ARI’s chief philosophy officer, and Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert, to discuss Ghate’s recent paper “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease.”



Some of the topics covered:



Why government’s role in protecting liberty includes the function of containing infectious diseaseWhy individuals should be free to choose precautions according to their own risk toleranceInternational role models for proper political and cultural response to infectious diseaseThe specific legal changes needed to both guide and constrain government decisions during a pandemicWhy lockdowns are unjustifiable, even in the face of uncertainty about the spread of infectious disease



This podcast was recorded on June 24, 2020. Watch or listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on&nbsp;Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Google Podcasts,&nbsp;Spotify&nbsp;or&nbsp;Stitcher. Watch archived web episodes&nbsp;here.









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