We need to think about the unvaccinated differently

There are limits to personal freedom and responsibility — it runs out when you put others at risk. You can’t drive drunk, for example. But are people who aren’t vaccinated for COVID-19 as brazen as a drunk driver? Or are they victims, scammed by bad information? Sociology professor Brooke Harrington has a great thread trying to reconcile all this, and we’re going to unpack it a bit on today’s show. Plus: Olympics highs and lows, the Frito-Lay strike and a sneak peek of tomorrow’s bananapants episode.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Harrington’s thread on COVID vaccines

“California, New York City to Mandate Covid-19 Vaccine or Regular Testing for Government Workers” from The Wall Street Journal

“V.A. Issues Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, a First for a Federal Agency” from The New York Times

“Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming” also from the Times

“Frito-Lay Workers in Kansas Ratify Contract, Ending Strike” from, yep, The New York Times

“Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui’s Olympic win sparks pride and joy at home” from The Washington Post

“The Math Ph.D. Who Just Shocked Olympic Cycling” from The Wall Street Journal

“Pop singer Pink supports Norwegian women’s beach handball team protest over fines for ‘very sexist’ uniform rules” from ESPN

Read the transcript here.

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