 Views & Opinions |
Views & Opinions |
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Eisenhower, Reagan, Bush…Biden? |
Joe Biden's moderate, pragmatic style and assertive foreign policy have convinced Juan Williams that the president is governing like a traditional Republican, not the leftist conservatives make him out to be. |
Williams, a Fox News political analyst, notes that U.S. oil production reached an all-time high under Biden; that Biden's economic policies have produced job growth and generated investment; and that the stock market hit a record high last month — all achievements traditionally associated with Republican presidents. Biden's also getting tougher on immigration, which has "alienated a lot of Democrats," Williams writes. "Biden's focus on getting a deal for the best of the country on immigration has him sounding more like President Ronald Reagan, who [unlike Donald Trump] did pass a bipartisan immigration bill." Meanwhile, the Republican Party continues to abandon traditional conservative principles in favor of serving Donald Trump, Williams says. Biden's moderate policies at home and overseas give Williams hope that Democrats and fair-minded Republicans can move beyond Trump. "With Biden's record," he writes, "it is easy to imagine a parade of Republican stalwarts lined up on stage on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, endorsing Biden." "Just as the Reagan Democrats tipped the election for the Gipper in 1980, the Biden Republicans could do the same for Biden in 2024." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, Feb. 13. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By C. Stuart Verdery, former assistant secretary for Homeland Security |
This 2024 window for an enforcement-only immigration bill is briefly open and will likely never reappear. Border hawks may be cheering the demise of the Senate bill, but they will regret it. |
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By Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
Experts are worried that America could see another display of political violence on par with the Capitol riot if the Supreme Court disqualifies Donald Trump from the Colorado ballot. While rooted in legitimate concerns about the prevalence of political violence in the U.S., these worries overestimate Trump's current abilities to command large crowds — let alone inspire people to inflict mass violence on our democracy. |
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By Jeffrey McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University |
The communication strategy at the White House has become haphazard at best, now bordering on inept. It is impossible to explain how President Biden's handlers thought it was a good idea to wave off an interview before one of the most-watched TV events of the year, but then provide a green light to a hastily planned evening presidential statement and follow-up press conference. |
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By Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the United States |
The ideal outcome for Pakistan would be for the military to withdraw from politics and for politicians to work out compromises with each other, rather than letting the military be the final arbiter of political disputes. But that seems like even more of a pipedream after the Feb. 8 elections. |
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