Time to Wash the Invisible Hand...

The failure of the free market to mitigate the pandemic has upended faith in capitalism and pushed governments to the fore in setting society's agenda.

Once bitten, twice shy. After watching the pandemic ebb in July to the point that U.S. President Joe Biden indulged in his own “Mission Accomplished” moment by declaring premature victory against Covid-19, government officials are responding to the falling case numbers by preparing more vaccine mandates.

No one wants to be surprised by a new surge. So t…