Superspreaders and ‘Cancel Culture’ and Mar-a-Lago, Oh My: Our Insane Year in 21 Headlines

After a coronavirus pandemic that upended everything and the turmoil of a presidential election, this time last year, many people couldn’t wait for 2020 to end. But before 2021 could even really get going, the year that was supposed to be the start of a return to normalcy saw an unprecedented riot at the U.S. Capitol and another impeachment of Donald Trump. This would not be a normal year.

Trump has left the White House but has refused to leave the stage, and, in doing so, he is reshaping the...