We Can’t Force People to do What’s Best for Themselves, but We Can Force Them to Face the Consequences of Their Actions — The emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020 has unleashed innumerable tragedies, among them: too many needless deaths, too much lost learning time for students, too much economic upheaval and suffering for people across the world. The initial American response, one of denial, lies, and the promotion of false cures was…