President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address Tuesday. I, like many Americans, watched to listen, to learn, and to come away with something better for the future.
This is a difficult American moment and Joe Biden had a chance to offer wisdom, honesty and solutions to get us back on track during his State of the Union. He did not live up to the moment.
Anyone hoping that Joe Biden would confront the multiple failures of his administration was sadly disappointed. In his first State of the Union speech, there was no reset, no changing course.
"We have fought for freedom, expanded liberty, defeated totalitarianism and terror. And built the strongest, freest, and most prosperous nation the world has ever known. Now is the hour. Our moment of responsibility. Our test of resolve and conscience, of history itself." With an eye to generational struggles of the past and a clear focus on the current crises at home, and especially abroad, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address.
For the first time in two years, children are walking back into classrooms mask-free. For too long, policymakers and public perception have associated success with the absence of COVID.
The United States imports nearly 600,000 barrels of oil a day from Russia—an amount that could have been made up for by the more than 800,000 barrels of oil the Keystone XL pipeline is capable of delivering each day if the Biden administration hadn’t stood in the way. As Vladimir Putin conducts his evil and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, now more than ever, we must cut off our energy dependence on Russia while turning up our energy production here at home.
Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up his nuclear threats during his war of aggression against Ukraine. His purpose is to coerce Ukraine and its many international backers to give him what he wants.
It doesn’t matter – in terms of what you are feeling – whether the cycle of worry comes from excess fear of catching a virus or a voyeuristic fear of an evolving war.
EPA believed it could shut down power plants, force power companies to invest in competitors, and take otherwise extreme measures never before seen. West Virginia led a coalition to stop the plan.
The tyrants in Moscow and Beijing are intent on transforming the post-Cold War liberal world order in favor of one dominated by those with big sticks and deep pockets.