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What is a noble lie? | March 30th, 2020
Sean and Kevin discuss whether it's every okay for governments and experts to lie to people if there is a good reason. Was there a good reason to tell people that masks aren't effective when that wasn't true? We talk about whether or not this erodes trust in government and what harmful impact that might have.
Much of this is based on the article found in Cato:
https://www.cato.org/blog/against-noble-lie-covid-19-edition
Most Americans should be wearing masks:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html
More info on masks and their limitations:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/homemade-face-masks-may-not-protect-from-coronavirus-like-n95-cdc-suggests-as-last-resort/
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Sean and Kevin discuss whether it's every okay for governments and experts to lie to people if there is a good reason. Was there a good reason to tell people that masks aren't effective when that wasn't true? We talk about whether or not this erodes trust in government and what harmful impact that might have.
Much of this is based on the article found in Cato:
https://www.cato.org/blog/against-noble-lie-covid-19-edition
Most Americans should be wearing masks:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html
More info on masks and their limitations:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/homemade-face-masks-may-not-protect-from-coronavirus-like-n95-cdc-suggests-as-last-resort/