Many momentous, emotionally charged things happened at the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46
th President of the United States. An inauguration is always a spectacle, of course, but this transfer of power was especially powerful after the disgraceful riot at the Capitol just 14 days earlier. But even with all the political luminaries and pomp and circumstance, it was the poem of a young lady – Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman – that stole the show, celebrating a national journey to unity even as we constantly battle emotions and obstacles that keep us apart.
Ironically, one thing that many progressives warn would be a mammoth obstacle to a harmonious, unified country is school choice. That is, allowing families to take the public funding for a child’s education to a school of their choice rather than having it sent directly to a government school to which a child is assigned. Choice, progressives fear, would “balkanize” Americans, sending children to schools
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We can, unfortunately, expect quite a bit more of this sort of thing in the future now that we have our first female Vice-President. But not all fashion discussion has to be sexist or scathing.
It can also be fun to gaze upon our new leaders and find out what they’re wearing and generate a meme or two. And, as Vanity Fair declares, in 2021 we’re now seeing a return of “fashion as diplomacy,” making a statement through the designers and accessories chosen. Fashion is also political. For those keeping track at home:
President Biden, breaking with presidential Brooks Brothers tradition, wore a navy suit and overcoat by Ralph Lauren. Lauren also made his blue tie and mask.