Rational? Seems so many Trump supporters see than as meaning ration common sense and decency. You're right though, it is.
"But in fact these changes run counter to the historical trend in the U.S., which
has overwhelmingly been to increase public health powers during epidemics."
Which seems to be an entirely rational thing to do."
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”