The 2010s Before and After

The second decade of the 21st century is about to end without anyone giving an adequate name for it.  Yet you could say it was really two halves of one decade split between President Barack Obama's administration and the election of Donald Trump.  So many other things outside of politics have had just as much of a divide between then and now.  This is what we're going to highlight in our end-of-the-decade review.  Here goes.

Donald Trump
Before:  "The Apprentice" TV host.
After:  Impeached President of the United States

Barack Obama
Before:  President of the United States.
After:  Elder statesman enjoying retirement.

Michelle Obama
Before:  First Lady
After:  Best selling author and speaker.

Hillary Clinton
Before:  Secretary of State under Obama.
After:  Defeated 2016 presidential candidate with three million move votes than Trump.

The Economy
Before:  Coming out of the Great Recession.
After:  Doing better for everyone but the 99 percent.

War and Peace
Before:  Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
After:  Troops pulled out of Syria, but still in Afghanistan.

Gun Violence
Before:  Sandy Hook and Trayvon Martin
After:  El Paso, Parkland, etc, and protests against violent cops.

Immigration
Before:  Open borders
After:  Border walls and children in cages.

Same Sex Marriage
Before:  Outlawed.
After:  Getting used to two husbands and two wives.

Climate Change
Before:  Urgent but manageable.
After:  All but inevitable after regulations weaken.

Politics
Before:  Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street.
After:  Trump's base and Never Trumpers.

Retailers
Before:  Sears, JCPenney, Toys R Us, Target, Walmart
After:  Amazon

Technology
Before:  iPods and iPads, Bluetooth, drones
After:  iPhone 11, driverless cars, streaming TV

Marijuana
Before:  Outlawed
After:  Some states allow it.  Federal government still doesn't.

The Royal Family
Before Marriage:  Kate Middleton was a clothing buyer for her family's business.  Meghan Markle was a TV and movie actress.
After Marriage:  They are now the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex, in that order.

TV
Before:  "Mad Men", "The Big Bang Theory", "Breaking Bad", "American Idol"
After:  "Game of Thrones", "Veep", "Stranger Things" "The Voice", "The Masked Singer".

Late Night Talk Show Hosts
Before:  David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart.
After:  Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Kimmel and Trevor Noah.

Network Evening News Anchors
Before:  Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric and Brian Williams.
After:  David Muir, Norah O'Donnell and Lester Holt.

Movies
Before:  "The Social Network", "Despicable Me", "The King's Speech", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
After:  "Star Wars:  The Rise of Skywalker", "Avangers: Endgame", "Frozen 2", "Toy Story 4", "Joker", "Bombshell".

Pop Music
Before:  Lady Gaga, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Kanye West, and "Call Me Maybe".
After:  Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Lizzo, Drake and "Old Town Road".

Died in 2019
Danny Aiello, Marie Fredriksson, Paul Volcker, Rene Auberjonois, Juice WRLD, Ron Leibman, DC Fontana, William Ruckleshaus, Gahan Wilson, Michael J. Pollard, Rudy Boesch, Robert Evans, Bill Macy, Robert Forster, Marshall Efron. Rip Taylor, Ginger Baker, Dihann Carroll, Jessye Norman, Barron Hilton, Sander Vanocur, Cokie Roberts, Phyllis Newman, Ric Ocasek, Eddie Money, T. Boone Pickens, Carol Lynley, Valerie Harper, Peter Fonda, Toni Morrison, DA Pennebaker, Rutger Hauer, David Hedison, Paul Krassner, John Paul Stevens, Johnny Clegg, Rip Torn, Ross Perot, Arte Johnson, Lee Iacocca, Tyler Skaggs, Judith Krantz, Gloria Vanderbilt, Alan Brinkley, Franco Zefferelli, Dr. John, Don Fraser, Leon Redbone, Claus von Buehlow, Georgie Ann Geyer, Herman Wouk, IM Pei, Tim Conway, Doris Day, Peggy Lipton, Jim Fowler, John Singleton, Richard Lugar, Henry Bloch, Georgia Engel, Earl Thomas Conley, Charles Van Doren. Ernest Hollings, Dick Dale, WS Merwin, Hal Blaine, Jan-Michael Vincent, Luke Perry, Katherine Helmond, Andre Previn, Stanley Donen, Peter Tork, Karl Lagerfeld, Patrick Caddell, Lee Radziwill, Albert Finney, Rosamunde Pilcher, Michel Legrand, Russell Baker, Kaye Ballard, Carol Channing, Sylvia Chase, Christine McGuire, Daryl Dragon. Bob Einstien, Don Imus, Sue Lyon. Lee Mendelson, Bob Kingsley.