By David Gordon, Church Militant - Sick of the draconian COVID restrictions? So are all free thinkers. But while it's (rightly) in vogue in conservative circles to condemn the asinine lockdowns and "safety measures" imposed by bungling civil authorities drunk on their own power, almost none have had the intellectual sobriety to wonder, "How did we arrive at this precarious place where politicians feel comfortable issuing edicts that interfere so drastically with our everyday lives?"