Biden wants America to win the 21st century. Do Americans?
America is not only “back,” President Joe Biden boasted on Wednesday night; it’s here to win. Again and again, Biden sold his signature domestic initiatives as not only worthy in and of themselves, but as a means to assure America’s continued global leadership and fend off challenges from authoritarian governments—principally China. “China and other countries are closing in fast,” Biden warned. He twice argued that we are in a competition with China and its fellow authoritarian states to “win the 21 st century,” necessitating spending on infrastructure, education, and resear...