Biden’s approval rating is higher than past Presidents Recent polls on FiveThirtyEight show Biden’s approval rating above 50% of the population. By contrast, President Trump’s approval rating never rose above 50%. And Obama’s was below 50% for most of his presidency. The Biden administration Is just getting started and things could change. But for now, […]
Liberals Usher in the Return of Civil Disagreement
Liberals Usher in the Return of Civil Disagreement The country’s political divide and uncivil disagreement has deepened considerably in the last two decades. Under the Trump administration, things reached a boiling point. Trump supporters were intolerant of any criticism of their president, while liberals were quick to criticize his every move. Things seem to be […]
Biden Must Find a Way to End Vaccine Hesitancy
Biden Must Find a Way to End Vaccine Hesitancy The country anxiously awaits a return to normal. Medical professionals and epidemiologists agree vaccines are the pathway to reopening and resuming normal life. But many Americans say they will not get the vaccine when it’s available to them. Biden must find a way to end vaccine […]
Wisdom Behind Biden’s ‘Help is Here’ Tour
Wisdom Behind Biden’s ‘Help is Here’ Tour President Biden’s “Help is Here” tour across several states is intended to convey a message. He and Vice President Harris are traveling to promote the pandemic relief bill that was signed into law in early March. Biden’s decision to tour the United States to sell Americans on the […]
Congress Should be Mindful of COVID Bill Goals
Congress Should be Mindful of COVID Bill Goals Debates about the COVID-19 bill goals have occupied Congress for weeks. The debates have largely centered on two things. First, there’s disagreement about whether an increase to the minimum wage should be included in the bill. And second, there’s disagreement about what the income threshold should be […]
Two Liberal Arguments Against Student Loan Forgiveness
Two Liberal Arguments Against Loan Forgiveness Millions of Americans are excited by the prospect of student loan forgiveness. The topic was popular on the campaign trail among Democratic candidates, including Joe Biden. There seems to be growing consensus in the liberal party that student loan forgiveness in some form would benefit the economy. However, there […]
How Biden’s Inauguration Differed from Trump’s
How Biden’s Inauguration Differed from Trump’s Joe Biden’s inauguration was completely distinctive. Biden’s Inauguration Differed from Trump’s. With the pandemic raging worse than ever before, there was no large crowd gathered on the National Mall. And after a troubling insurrection by the far-right, tensions and security measures were high. But, there is one key similarity […]
Three Reasons Liberals Shouldn’t Move to Impeach
Three Reasons Liberals Shouldn’t Move to Impeach Following the insurrection at the Capitol, lawmakers and pundits are discussing the possibility of removing Trump under the 25th Amendment. Vice President Pence, however, has not indicated a plan to remove Trump from office, making it impossible to invoke the 25th Amendment. There are actually several logical reasons […]
Will the Country Unite Behind Biden?
Will the Country Unite Behind Biden? Joe Biden’s key message throughout 2020 has been about unity. Since he became the President-elect of the United States, he has continued promoting unity and encouraging Americans to put their political differences behind them. Will the Country Unite Behind Biden? It seems certain that some liberals such as moderate […]
The Election Was Close and Democrats Should Worry
The Election Was Close and Democrats Should Worry Democrats and many moderate Republicans believed the 2020 election would be a blowout for Joe Biden. The polls suggested he was ahead even in traditionally deep red states and the pundits were sure Trump’s base was dwindling. Truth is, the election was close. The election results are […]