IN THE NEWS: AFTER BEING SWINDLED AND FOOLED, WILL WE LEARN FROM OUR COVID FAILURES....JUST ASK THE SWEDES

We were swindled, fooled, bamboozled and lied to during the pandemic. The public-health establishment misled the American people about the value of masking, closures and social distancing. No one has accepted blame. Understanding how badly we failed is not only an inevitable part of the “told you so” process but, more important, a lesson for next time. Just ask the Swedes.

Sweden had zero excess deaths associated with COVID-19. The United States had the most excess deaths of all nations. New York had more than Florida. That’s the whole story right there in a handful of words. Let’s unpack it. MORE FROM PETER VAN BUREN HERE.