How do we trust each other enough to take care of each other, especially these days? Does the idea of resilience help us or hurt us? And what the hell does Ayn Rand have to do with any of it? Sarah Clarke Miller (Penn State) and Jason Rivera (CUNY - John Jay) join Mitch and Jordan to talk about caregiving ethics of care in emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. What does how we respond to disaster say about our society? What does equity have to do with it? We crank up the epistemological drinking game to cover caregiving relationships, this thing called moral injury and the need for structural change in emergency management. Care is a civic virtue, and we need it - so how do we reimagine resilience in a way that prioritizes community support and mutual aid?

• Ayn Rand's ethics can provoke discussions on care.
• COVID-19 highlighted the crisis of caregiving.
• Societal responses to emergencies often lack equity.
• Social capital plays a crucial role in resilience.
• Moral injury affects caregivers in various professions.
• Anticipating future pandemics requires structural change.
• Resilience should not be the only virtue we value.
• Care can be a radical political act.
• The politics of care can reshape societal norms.
• Imagining a new future of care is essential.