In prior election years, questions about the transfer of power have not been pressing matters of national security for the average person. After all, there is a robust system in place to direct incoming and outgoing administrations on how to handle the transfer of power. However, recent events have complicated
The past year has been devastating in terms of human cost. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States alone, and wreaked havoc on the global economy. On a smaller scale, numerous celebrity deaths gave the year a depressing quality, due to the sheer
Throughout 2020, the coronavirus caused massive loss of life, sweeping changes in the lives of nearly every American, and brought the US economy to its knees. What started as an inconvenience for many quickly turned serious as the death toll continued to rise. People saw friends and loved ones fall
At the start of 2020, the future was uncertain. President Donald Trump was on track for reelection and the US economy was in a strong, if tense, position. Tensions with Iran escalated briefly after the killing of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general. An ongoing trade war with China complicated
Early in the year, the pandemic upended the American economy. Moving quickly, Congress was able to pass the CARES Act, which sent direct payments of $1,200 to most Americans while also offering financial assistance to many states and local governments. The bill included a provision that increased the amount of
The 2020 election marked one of the most divisive elections in modern history. When votes were finally cast on November 3, many Democrats were hoping the election would be a referendum on the past four years of Trump’s leadership. Meanwhile, many Republicans were hoping that the past year of mask
The last year was a strange one by any metric. However, the onset of a pandemic at the start of the decade certainly added confusion to what turned out to be a historic and truly bizarre year. Aside from the coronavirus, which defined much of the year, civil unrest around
At the start of the new decade, things were uncertain all over the world. The global climate crisis continued to weigh on the minds of many. In January of 2020, the US oversaw the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, spreading fears that the US might go to war with
