
The Shield’s Issue of the Issue page highlights an important topic each issue that allows writers to write from multiple perspectives and critically think about the world around us. This issue is Post-COVID Issues.

Mitchell: The Tale of a Pandemic Puppy
A Politically Polarized America
By Anjali Nayak
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the United States to unveil its hidden disparities in unemployment, housing, and health care, the public response has been a politically polarized country. The national distress has naturally increased the awareness of political debate and the responsiveness to government decisions.
