Unmasking Our True Fears

It’s hard to find a news source that isn’t reporting about the coronavirus at the moment. Despite the fact that death and infection rates are fairly low (nearly 500 deaths at the time of this writing, compared to the 60,000 who died from the flu last year), fears over this disease are leading to a global shortage on face masks.

In many places right now, wearing a mask is considered a requirement. Even if the State isn’t enforcing it as law, there’s enough social pressure for people to feel...