Potential Lockdowns, Polarization, And What Should be Done

Tags: Big Government, The Police State, U.S. History

06/11/2026 Jeremy E. Powell

The covid lockdowns were useless for public health, but they vastly strengthened government’s stranglehold over our lives. We cannot allow this to happen again.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/potential-lockdowns-polarization-and-what-should-be-done

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