To mask or not to mask. That is the question – here, and at a lot of protests in state capitols across the country.

It’s easy to demonize or ridicule the other side of the mask – those that wear, or those that don’t. But surely, there is common ground. Or, at least, a bit of common understanding to be had.

We come down firmly on the side of prevention. This pandemic is real, its death and destruction are real. And we applaud local and state governments that are doing their ...