The last few years have underscored the power of parental rights. Conservatives have always highlighted the importance of deferring to parents rather than the state. This will continue. And the passion that is propelling change could bring electoral victory to the GOP in 2022 and beyond.

In school districts all across the nation, conflicts have emerged as to whether young children should be masked, and for how long. At the start of this year, even left-leaning sites such as the Atlantic were questioning the worth of masks: “Imposing on millions of children an intervention that provides little discernible benefit, on the grounds that we have not yet gathered solid evidence of its negative effects, violates the most basic tenet of medicine: First, do no harm.” What was originally a conservative-led cause became more mainstream. The same applied to the issue of COVID-19 vaccinations for minors. These conflicts lit a flame.