Most people are ready to return to normalcy, but the pandemic has given Washington bureaucrats a chance to extend their reach. They won’t relinquish that power without a fight.

President Joe Biden’s decisions to extend emergency powers longer than needed — for example, with the eviction moratorium — serve as a perfect illustration of the federal government refusing to let individuals return to normal. Ultimately, the courts decided this moratorium was a gross overstep by the executive branch, but a similar scenario will be playing out as the deadline to extend the student loan moratorium approaches.