Morning Jolt: The Problems with Restoring Lockdowns

On the menu today: a long look at a call for the restoration of the sweeping lockdowns of the spring, including the call for vastly expanded police powers; the continued unwillingness to restrict protests; the cost in lost lives from enacting a sweeping lockdown; and the long-gone presumption of good faith in these discussions.

Here It Comes: the Call for the Restoration of the Spring's Sweeping Lockdowns

John Barry is a smart guy and not crazy, so when he writes in the New York Times, "the pandemic could get much, much worse," we should sit up and take notice. (Then again, a man who spent years of his life researching the 1918 influenza pandemic might be habitually inclined to contemplate the worst-case scenario, as the great influenza was about as bad as it gets. To clarify, the pandemic itself was as bad as it gets; Barry's The Great Influenza is about as good as it gets.)

But I found Barry's op-ed a little frustrating. Early on, he approvingly points to "Australia ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 15 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 15 2020 The Problems with Restoring Lockdowns On the menu today: a long look at a call for the restoration of the sweeping lockdowns of the spring, including the call for vastly expanded police powers; the continued unwillingness to restrict protests; the cost in lost lives from enacting a sweeping lockdown; and the long-gone presumption of good faith in these discussions. Here It Comes: the Call for the Restoration of the Spring's Sweeping Lockdowns John Barry is a smart guy and not crazy, so when he writes in the New York Times, "the pandemic could get much, much worse," we should sit up and take notice. (Then again, a man who spent years of his life researching the 1918 influenza pandemic might be habitually inclined to contemplate the worst-case scenario, as the great influenza was about as bad as it gets. To clarify, the pandemic itself was as bad as it gets; Barry's The Great Influenza is about as good as it gets.) But I found Barry's op-ed a little frustrating. Early on, he approvingly points to "Australia ...   READ MORE

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