Support for Lockdowns: A ‘Bootleggers and Baptists’ Phenomenon by David McGrogan for American Institute for Economic Research One of the most striking characteristics of ‘lockdownism’ – though one which, seen in the cold light of day, is hardly surprising – is that support for it has been generated through confluences of interests. The most obvious example of this is the way in which the aims of public health bodies (preventing excess deaths) have aligned so closely with those of certain big, incumbent market actors, such as supermarkets, social media giants,…
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