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Why we shouldn't just 'forgive and forget' the Covid authoritarians

Emily Oster argues for amnesty in The Atlantic, here's why 'we made a mistake' won't cut it.

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Meghan Murphy
Nov 01, 2022
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Yesterday in The Atlantic, Emily Oster called for a “pandemic amnesty,” saying, “We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.”

I swear I’m not being petty when I say, “HELL NO.”

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