The Time is Now, as the Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, once reminded us, to “make hope and history rhyme”.

‘An ally of the light, not of the darkness.’ Illustration: Stephan Schmitz/Via The Guardian

This morning whilst reading some of the newspapers from across the world, I saw headlines after headlines asking some pertinent questions concerning the post-Trump America, questions such as:

Can Biden bring hope to America? Can Biden reunite and heal America? Can Biden heal and save Mother Nature? Can Biden bring justice to America? Can Biden succeed in economic rescue mission?...