Peter Hitchens [Editor’s note: This study was done in the context of dentists and the desirability of their wearing face masks in 2016. It therefore has not been affected by the politics of the Coronavirus phenomenon and deserves to be respected for its objectivity and balance.] When this madness began, I behaved as if a new and fanatical religion was spreading among us. Be polite and tolerant, I thought. It may be crazy and damaging but in time it will go away. Now it is clear that a new faith,…
