Omicron Unleashes New Wave of Hysteria, With Rule by Decree in Force

Men wearing protective suits make their way at a bus stop at Narita international airport on the first day of closed borders to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant amid the pandemic in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 30, 2021. Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters

Commentary

Just over a year ago, President-elect Joe Biden promised a “very dark winter” ahead in the face of COVID-19, and told the nation he would “spare no effort to turn this pandemic around once we’re sworn in on Jan. 20. It’s time to put aside the partisanship and the rhetoric designed to demonize one another.”