The Lockdown Has Gone From a Mistake to a Crime

A demonstrator holds a sign at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on April 16, 2020. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Commentary

Four months ago, I wrote a column titled “The Worldwide Lockdown May Be the Greatest Mistake in History.” I explained that “‘mistake’ and ‘evil’ are not synonyms. The lockdown is a mistake; the Holocaust, slavery, communism, fascism, and so on, were evils. Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.”