Click to download audio version Location: Skype Date: Friday, 27th March
Project: Libertarian Institute Role: Founder & Director With the rapid spread of
coronavirus COVID-19, governments around the world are taking drastic action to
try and flatten the curve, slow the infection rate and take the strain off
already struggling healthcare systems. China’s authoritarian government quickly
implemented strict controls, sealing people into apartments and increasing
surveillance. All of which were reported as very useful, at least temporarily in
slowing the spread. But, under democratic rule, how far can and should, the
state go to save lives? Many governments have issued lockdowns forbidding people
from leaving their homes for all but essential tasks and businesses order to
close. Many of the measures are designed as temporary, but some fear that
governments will be reluctant to revoke these new controls once the pandemic is
over There is a direct trade-off between the encroachment on our civil liberties
and saving lives, so are the strict measures worth it? And where do you draw the
line? In this interview, I talk to Scott Horton, the Founder and Director of the
Libertarian Institute. We discuss the ongoing coronavirus crisis, if a state is
beneficial in this extreme public health crisis and how an anarchist society
would deal with a pandemic.
Project: Libertarian Institute Role: Founder & Director With the rapid spread of
coronavirus COVID-19, governments around the world are taking drastic action to
try and flatten the curve, slow the infection rate and take the strain off
already struggling healthcare systems. China’s authoritarian government quickly
implemented strict controls, sealing people into apartments and increasing
surveillance. All of which were reported as very useful, at least temporarily in
slowing the spread. But, under democratic rule, how far can and should, the
state go to save lives? Many governments have issued lockdowns forbidding people
from leaving their homes for all but essential tasks and businesses order to
close. Many of the measures are designed as temporary, but some fear that
governments will be reluctant to revoke these new controls once the pandemic is
over There is a direct trade-off between the encroachment on our civil liberties
and saving lives, so are the strict measures worth it? And where do you draw the
line? In this interview, I talk to Scott Horton, the Founder and Director of the
Libertarian Institute. We discuss the ongoing coronavirus crisis, if a state is
beneficial in this extreme public health crisis and how an anarchist society
would deal with a pandemic.
