The following premise sounds like something a history professor might ask students: What would happen if you combined the flu epidemic of 1918, the stock market crash of October 1929, and the hardships endured by civilians around the globe during World War II?

Unfortunately, it is not a mere hypothesis to discuss. This combination describes a stark new reality facing everyone, including tens of millions of young people in the United States. Nearly all have suddenly left college or their local school and are mostly confined to their homes.