Wajahat Ali: What makes you think 2021 will be any better?

I’m not a Debbie Downer. Far from it. I’m usually an optimist who pushes for hope in the most dire of circumstances. However, when I hear friends talk about how the new year and Joe Biden’s presidency will answer our collective prayers and cleanse our collective palate from 2020′s unrelenting onslaught of pain and misery, I can’t help but feel skeptical.“What makes you think 2021 will be any better?” I ask them.Like many, I would love an instant catharsi