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Essays on media coverage

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Jan 23, 2025ACX

Everyone's A Based Post-Christian Vitalist Until The Grooming Gangs Show Up

Scott critiques self-proclaimed moral nihilists who claim to not care about strangers' suffering, by pointing out their passionate response to the British grooming gangs scandal reveals they actually do care.

11 min read 1,625 words

May 28, 2020SSC

Creationism, Unchallenged

Scott Alexander examines the impact of media coverage on fringe beliefs like creationism, suggesting that reduced coverage doesn't necessarily lead to their spread.

6 min read 920 words

creationism fake news media coverage

Mar 27, 2020SSC

Coronalinks 3/27/20: We’re Number One

Scott Alexander discusses various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including strategies, mysteries, controversies, and global impacts.

43 min read 6,534 words

COVID-19 developing countries economics