MICHAEL BARONE: “Were the lockdowns a mistake? To that nagging question, the answer increasingly seems to be yes.”

For two weeks, no. That’s the kind of thing we did in 1918. But in 1918 our polity was much more mature and sensible. And even I — who should know better — failed to appreciate just how much worse our political class and political culture are now than they were then, which wasn’t exactly a great time either. But at least in 1918, the Karens didn’t have the vote.