Don’t let the civil liberties lobby blind us to the fact that greater state surveillance, including ID cards, is required. If we are to beat a path out of this pandemic without destroying our economy, overblown concerns about threats to our liberties must be countered by pragmatism. To recover some semblance of normality before a vaccine is found, we must accept the need for the state to access more information about ourselves, our health and our whereabouts — and not waste precious weeks arguing about it. Look east to see how digital surveillance is an integral part of returning to...
