consider that many people in the united states and parts of europe seem determined not to take a vaccine against a life-threatening disease because they just don't trust the medical and governmental elites in their societies. what is the best way to handle the populist right? probably joe biden's way. reach out to work with them but don't let that stop you from pushing forward big programs that help people and show that you could accomplish big things. hope that your actions will speak louder than their noisy words. but biden's greatest strength is may be what he is not doing. he's not talking about dr. seuss books or the golden globes. he's generally steering clear of the many episodes in the culture wars. he's taken a slow and moderate approach to immigration reform knowing that the issue could easily trigger a backlash. when vox asked james carville