The Very Model of a Modern COVID Authoritarian

State Sen. Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) urges lawmakers to approve his proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on April 24, 2019. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

Commentary

Few Americans embody the COVID regime as well as Dr. Richard Pan. He acquired his power through courting contributions from the pharmaceutical industry and then used his power in government to demand censorship of his opponents. While Americans suffered under lockdowns and mandates, he demonstrated an ongoing disdain for constitutional freedoms and disregard for human suffering.