What America Needs More Than 'Unity'
The Atlantic ‘Unity’ Is Not What America Needs Right Now President Biden’s pursuit of solidarity is well intentioned. But without concrete plans to hold bad actors accountable, his efforts will be useless. Unity requires hard work and accountability, or it risks granting unearned forgiveness for harmful transgressions.Getty / The Atlantic On Tuesday, the eve of the presidential inauguration, then-President-elect Joe Biden stood on the perimeter of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor the more than 400,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus. In his brief remarks, he sa...