The pandemic is not going to be gone by last Easter. And it’s not going to be gone by this Easter either. But the administration is shooting its shots to get us back to some degree of normalcy by July 4th, if people follow the rules and continue to wear masks. “Biden said meeting a goal of small family gatherings ‘will make this Independence Day truly special.’ It would ‘not only mark our independence as a nation, but mark our independence from this virus.'” Biden’s speech made it feel like we went from the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of the Roman Candle. (This would be a good time to let close family know you’re not free on July 4th…)