The politics of our nation since 9/11 have been the politics of fear. Because of fear that one of us is a terrorist, we've allowed our intelligence services to listen into our private conversations; because of fear of terrorists from abroad, we have murdered millions of people in the Middle-East; because of fear that our planes will be hijacked, we let government agents put their hands on our children's crotches and look at our naked bodies.

Now, because of fear of a virus that no more dangerous than the seasonal flu, we are allowing our government to unlawfully detain us in our homes, close our businesses, and abrogate many of the most important Natural Rights. None of feels very brave or free. None of this feels very American. But, what disappoints me the most is how slovenly my fellow Americans accepted all of this without a fight. The social engineers have truly mastered their craft.