Publisher’s Note: As Vermont policymakers “open” our once and future Republic after Lockdown, independent observers across the world are expressing concerns about the “global coronavirus p(l)andemic” being used to further what James Corbett calls “medical martial law.” Fascinating analysis below. A few key takeaways: 1) Citizens will cheer the arrival of martial law – governments declaring emergency powers to restrict civil liberties, freedom of movement, and economic sovereignty – in the name of “protecting public health,” and 2) the decades of “tiptoe’ing totalitarianism” leading up to this 2020 COVID-addled moment. History is useful here. How will Vermonters respond?