Today’s Note addresses oldies, but goodies: what I’ve called the traditional economic team. The Department Commerce, The Department of Labor, the Small Business Administration, and the Office of the US Trade Representative.
Joe Biden announced his top four figures at the Justice Department all in one swoop. It was like a breath of fresh air, a glass of water when you’re parched, a promise of justice when injustice had been the rule.
What characterizes these people is that, like almost all of the Biden nominees and appointees, they have the right experience to take on their new job.
Where is Donald Trump going as he avoids the inauguration and, maybe, criminal charges?
Joe Biden will not govern by tweet. He govern using people he knows and trusts.
Gina McCarthy has her hands full. The world's climate may depend on how well she coordinates the United States effort to control the climate crisis.
A solution that helps Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, and Wyoming is not bailing out Blue States or Red States.
In the 1876 Presidential Election, Democrat Samuel Tilden received 4.28 million votes; Republican Rutherford Hayes received 4.03 million votes.
Joe Biden told us that dealing with the coronavirus was the single most urgent issue. His appointments health-related appointments are the ones who will address that issue.
Joe Biden is appointing a team of professionals, not a team of rivals.