Enjoy Your Pandemic!: Lacan, Žižek and Coronavirus

Coronavirus is in the air . . . but so is something else. Last night, like so many other Americans, I ventured out to the grocery store to pick up some provisions. All across the 50 states, people have been rushing out to stock up on food, water and toilet paper. We have seen social media overflow with photos of empty store shelves and long lines. Yes, indeed, people were going a bit overboard with…