It must be so nice to be a Democrat and have a dependable voice like Paul Krugman’s in the country’s most important newspaper to rewrite history in your favor.

Krugman this week laughably claimed that the dumb controversy over widespread mask-wearing is the fault of President Trump deliberately polarizing the issue for political reasons. “Anti-mask agitation isn’t really about freedom, or individualism, or culture,” he wrote. “It’s a declaration of political allegiance, driven by Trump and his allies.”