Everybody assumes that Biden pardoned Anthony Fauci to shield him from his actions just before and during his appalling performance during the COVID pandemic. Surely that was a major part of the reason, especially since Fauci gained so much prominence during that sorry episode in our nation's history. Were it not for COVID he would have left as a largely (and unjustly) respected public servant who was remarkably hale and hearty in his 80s. People in the know would have stared daggers at his back as he went on to enjoy his pension, but most Americans wouldn't even notice his...