Point & counterpoint | Vaccine priorities: Jonathan J. Bean - Racial priority is not social justice Jonathan J. Bean FacebookTwitterEmail The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to claim still another victim: Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a colorblind society. That would add to the tragedy. During this terrible pandemic, politicians have invoked the authority of “experts” to justify their policies. “Science,” we are told, tells us to wear masks, wash our hands, socially distance, quarantine the infected, avoid large gatherings and take other measures. Most Americans comply because the goal is to save lives, particularly of the vulnerable elderly. Meanwhile, 2020 also was the year of “anti-racism” — or, more accurately, a brand of obsessive race-think that contrasts sharply with Dr. King’s dream.