To the Editor:   

For all the hoopla, economic severity, social distancing and mask wearing, the lockdowns have been an unnecessary and abysmal failure. Small wonder, given that despite strict restrictions on many businesses, state governors issuing these edicts haven’t the ability to control the movements of millions of people.

The virus continues to spread, though the fear of it is finally and rightfully ebbing. The science and data are piling up to buttress this argument, but the major media continue to…

August 12, 2020