Omi-chronic COVID panic

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Dan Hugger discuss the progress of the House Select Committee on the events of January 6. Has everyone already formed their conclusions about what happened? Is there anything that could be revealed that would change anyone’s mind? Is there any civic good that could come from this? The Omicron variant appears to be more transmissible but less deadly. That’s a good development. So why is it prompting renewed talk of school shutdowns, greater lockdowns, and mask mandates that extend forever? Are we perpetually searching for a technocratic solution to a problem that has no actual solution? And finally, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (W.O.K.E.) Act to extricate wokeness from schools and businesses. Is this a problem that we can legislate away?</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVjM2UyNjRmNzhjMDU5Yzc1YzVlOGNjZg/episode/NjFiYzIyZjk0NWNjNjkwMDE0NjAyMDA3?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwighZz57_L0AhXYQs0KHeT_Cl4QjrkEegQIAxAF&ep=6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fifth Column Podcast with Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.)</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/12/13/fox-ingraham-hannity-kilmeade-jan-6-trump-texts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show | Washington Post</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/12/16/remarks-by-president-biden-after-meeting-with-members-of-the-covid-19-response-team/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remarks by President Biden After Meeting with Members of the COVID-⁠19 Response Team | White House</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/fauci-masks-planes-necessary-extra-step" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fauci says masks on planes will always be necessary no matter what: 'Go that extra step’ | Fox Business</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-classrooms-close-doors-latest-covid-surge-rcna9193" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Schools, classrooms close doors again in latest Covid surge | NBC News</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.flgov.com/2021/12/15/governor-desantis-announces-legislative-proposal-to-stop-w-o-k-e-activism-and-critical-race-theory-in-schools-and-corporations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Governor DeSantis Announces Legislative Proposal to Stop W.O.K.E. Activism and Critical Race Theory in Schools and Corporations | State of Florida</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/19/holocaust-reenactment-watkins-school-dc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">D.C. third-graders were made to reenact episodes from the Holocaust | Washington Post</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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