By Stephen Moore, CNS News, Nov. 1, 2022
Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and an economist with FreedomWorks. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government is Devouring our Economy.”
A big issue that has emerged in the final days of the midterm election campaigns is the lockdowns of our schools and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The public saw with the abysmal test scores of our children the severe and lasting damage done. Voters are angry, and they should be. Lockdowns were a tragic mistake with very small health benefits, but giant costs to society.
So, who’s responsible for the abuse of our children? We are in the midst of historical revisionism about what happened and who did it.
The short answer to that question is Democratic governors. And yes, a few GOP governors such as Larry Hogan of Maryland. …