America may be reopening out of necessity, but coronavirus remains

Officially or not, the United States is adopting the Swedish model of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic on a much larger scale and with a more divided and rambunctious population.

Even before the brutal killing of George Floyd catalyzed mass street protests across the country, the United States was ready to break out of its COVID-19 shutdown never mind the health statistics. Weary of sacrificing their freedom, education, jobs and businesses to save the lives of largely anonymous and disproportionately elderly people, increasing numbers of Americans wanted out of the house.

Politicians, not just in Trump country, were beginning to bend. My own city of Los Angeles, where new cases continue to rise, began allowing hair salons, restaurants and retail centers to reopen with safety restrictions.

via www.usatoday.com

H/t instapundit.