Western Pandemic Policies Reflect a Naive Faith in Our Power to Engineer a Better World

Judging by the intrusiveness and reach of the political interventions we have seen over the past 18 months or so, one might infer that the job of public officials is not just to manage public crises, but to guarantee that citizens live flourishing and happy lives, and are protected from every conceivable evil, from “misinformation” to sickness, unemploy…