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The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun
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The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun

The Atlantic, 2020


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Controversial
  • Analytical
  • Bold

Recommendation

McKay Coppins, author of The Wilderness and a staff writer at The Atlantic, explores how some Americans resist social distancing and other coronavirus preventative behavior in the name of political beliefs. Compliance and its lack, according to Coppins, seems to follow Democratic or Republican loyalties, respectively. He interviews people from both parties to determine the path of this latest culture war. This lively, informative Atlantic piece provides an intriguing, if troubling, illustration of how almost anything in American life can be bent to political ends.

Take-Aways

  • Social distancing has, in certain places, become an expression of political beliefs.
  • Some extreme reactions seem like “right-wing performance art.“
  • Scientists and health experts maintain that Americans must practice social distancing to slow the coronavirus spread.

About the Author

Author of The Wilderness, McKay Coppins is an Atlantic staff writer.


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