American politics’ fabulous gift to Putin and Xi

When Joe Biden announced he was running for president two years ago, he couched his quest as a “battle for the soul of this nation.” In those pre-pandemic days, he said he decided to run after watching neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville and hearing then-President Donald Trump declare there were “very fine people on both sides.” America’s “very democracy,” Biden said, was at stake.

When Joe Biden announced he was running for president two years ago, he couched his quest as a “battle for the soul of this nation.” In those pre-pandemic days, he said he decided to run after watching neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville and hearing then-President Donald Trump declare there were “very fine people on both sides.” America’s “very democracy,” Biden said, was at stake.