#Joe Biden’s family is still cashing in on the name

#Joe Biden’s family is still cashing in on the name

“#Joe Biden’s family is still cashing in on the name” President Joe Biden’s “should not be used in connection with any commercial activities to suggest, or in any way that could reasonably [be] understood to imply, his endorsement or support”: So one White House official told the press on background last month. But it seems…

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#Biden is using the Obama-Trump playbook, not seeking unity

#Biden is using the Obama-Trump playbook, not seeking unity

“#Biden is using the Obama-Trump playbook, not seeking unity” As an American, I wish President Biden every success in defeating the pandemic and getting the economy moving again. But when it comes to the dysfunction of our political system and the polarized climate generally, it’s becoming clear he’s part of the problem, not the solution….

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#How New York City ‘built’ Donald Trump

#How New York City ‘built’ Donald Trump

“#How New York City ‘built’ Donald Trump” President Trump will take his final ride from the White House Wednesday to settle into his Twitter-less Florida dotage. Most New Yorkers will say good riddance. But behind Gotham’s smug self-righteousness over its wayward scion, the city should remember: New York made Trump, and it made him exactly…

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#Why Joe Biden should make the presidency small again

#Why Joe Biden should make the presidency small again

“#Why Joe Biden should make the presidency small again” Joe Biden says he wants to “heal America” as president. The problem for Biden is that the president and, perhaps more important, the presidency thrive on crisis. It is wars and other national emergencies (real and imagined) that have facilitated the radical expansion of the executive…

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#Joe Biden vows to be president for all in victory speech

#Joe Biden vows to be president for all in victory speech

“#Joe Biden vows to be president for all in victory speech” President-elect Joe Biden delivered a resounding victory speech on Saturday evening, in which he vowed to heal a fractured nation reeling from racial unrest, a deadly pandemic and historically deep political divides. “The people of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear…

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#Donald Trump may be the most pro-Jewish president ever

#Donald Trump may be the most pro-Jewish president ever

“#Donald Trump may be the most pro-Jewish president ever” This election, there is no subgroup for whom the stakes are higher than my Jewish co-religionists. That’s because, for starters, Donald Trump is quite possibly the most pro-Jewish president ever — or at least since George Washington famously assured the Jews of Newport, RI, that each…

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