Elon Musk restarted production at Tesla’s car plant in Fremont, California, in defiance of county officials who ordered the plant to stay closed. He wrote, “If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”
Whatever you think of Elon Musk in general, this act qualifies as civil disobedience, which is a deeply American tradition that may be key to recovering our liberty and prosperity in a post-COVID world of sweeping lockdowns and massive government expansion.
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