America’s political and cultural leaders seem to have learned very little from the last four years.
![Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, after his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, January 20, 2021 [Tom Brenner/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-20T221852Z_1246819297_RC2YBL9L5EIJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Nate Hochman is an Associate Contributor for Young Voices and a senior at Colorado College.
America’s political and cultural leaders seem to have learned very little from the last four years.
![Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, after his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, January 20, 2021 [Tom Brenner/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-20T221852Z_1246819297_RC2YBL9L5EIJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)