Our states vary so much in population size and density that it's hard to draw too many conclusions between, say, rural Wyoming and urban New Jersey, but a 2022 Wall Street Journal article focused on Florida, which re-opened quickly, and California, which imposed strict lockdown rules: That's obviously hard to do in a nation that's as polarized as ever.īecause of our system of federalism, we can try to compare the outcomes in states that enacted different policies. We should-as individuals, businesses, and governments-learn the right lessons from the previous attempt to protect public health rather than repeat the past policies. Then, sure enough, something similar to what they predicted unfolds in coming months.ĬOVID cases are increasing again and the pandemic was a serious deal. People spread some possible news prematurely, fail to get the details right-and then the media corrects them.

I've watched enough major events unfold in my life to know the pattern. schools and businesses have started bringing back mask mandates,' NBC News reported last week. I've noticed people wearing masks again in airports. While there are few things I disdain more than conspiratorialists, one need not be given to complex theories about the Trilateral Commission and 'dark-money' billionaires to recognize this possibility is not far-fetched. since early July, some on social media are falsely claiming that federal employees were told that…pandemic-era restrictions will start returning this fall,' it explained. 'With COVID-19 hospitalizations steadily inching up in the U.S. A recent AP fact-check article declared as 'false' claims by 'conspiracy theorists' that mask mandates and other COVID-era policies are coming back.

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