Another great, thoughtful essay by @NoahCRothman.
"There may simply be no alternative to such drastic measures, but it does no service to the debate over the issue to pretend as though monitoring of https://www.commentarymagazine.com/noah-rothman/crisis-and-condescension-public/?utm_content=Crisis+and+Condescension&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap

U.S. citizens who were not convicted of a serious crime is not a radical alteration of the American social compact."

Anyone who follows me knows that the expert class's blatant disdain for the individual has been grating on me since the beginning. (As well as treating

Gottlieb as a sort of demigod when he has done nothing but attempt to erode personal freedom throughout his career.)

We must be able to question the directives from an unelected class openly pushing for the possibly permanent suspension of our liberty, even if they claim it

is for the common good. It may turn out that their suggestions are unavoidable and necessary, but we need to have the discussion as adults. No one is infallible, not even the experts. And pretending that extensive education renders one's motives beyond reproach is naive.