Current Events: Post-Olympic Reflection

Although it’s been a couple of months since we’ve been immersed in news coming from Japan about the 2020/2021 Olympic games, it’s still worth considering how these events are understood in the modern worldview of our country. The “Top Story of the Day” on Monday, August 9 (at least according to my newsfeed), was how the US athletes “restored the soul of America” through their performances at the Olympics. The phrase came from President Joe Biden addressing the American athletes, speaking about...