The Biden Paranthesis Opens | Asharq AL-awsat
A A With the Electoral College confirming Joe Biden as the winner of last month’s election, it is almost certain he will be confirmed as the next president of the United States on 6 January. And, unless something surrealistic happens, he would take the oath of office on 20 January. What might a Biden presidency look like? Given the peculiarities of American democracy, such speculation amounts to giving a hostage to fortune. Presidents predicted to lead the nation into disaster turned out to have the safest pairs of hands. Those who inspired romantic dreams dropped into banality a...