There are two essential conditions of tyranny: foster in citizens an unhealthy suspicion of one another and also an unhealthy faith in the powers that be. Identity politics habituated us to this. COVID-19 has put it on steroids. You know we’re in trouble when a recent poll indicates that 59 percent of Democratic voters would favor a government policy requiring confinement of the unvaccinated to their homes at all times, except for emergencies.