Time for a New Renaissance

The Dark Ages were a very troubled period in human history. It was a time of struggle with pestilence, death, and wars. Similarly, 2020 has produced some of the darkest days in recent history. The COVID-19 pandemic compromised many people’s health, businesses, and livelihood. It shut down cultural institutions and performing arts. It exacerbated political divisiveness and civil unrest. It catapulted many into severe economic and emotional distress.

Famine has returned to the world for the first …