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Joe Biden

April 14, 2021

Ideas

Biden Can Redeem His Mistake

George Packer

April 13, 2021

Left: Vietnamese refugees during the evacuation of Da Nang; Right: Joe Biden.

Politics

Biden’s Foreign Policy Starts at Home

Peter Nicholas

April 13, 2021

Politics

The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base

Ronald Brownstein

April 9, 2021

An illustration shows the GOP leading its voters off an incomplete bridge. The party and its constituents are represented by cartoon elephants.

Ideas

What Biden’s First Press Conference Revealed

David A. Graham

March 25, 2021

Ideas

A Better Way to Judge Joe Biden

John Dickerson

March 25, 2021

Politics

Biden Isn’t Talking for a Reason

Peter Nicholas

March 24, 2021

President Joe Biden addresses cameras from a lectern

Ideas

Results Matter More Than Rhetoric

David Greenberg

March 24, 2021

Ideas

Biden Just Showed Us What He Really Values

David A. Graham

March 23, 2021

President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11 in the Oval Office.

Science

There’s Nothing Historic About Biden’s NASA Pick

Marina Koren

March 19, 2021

An illustration featuring President Joe Biden, former Senator Bill Nelson, and two NASA logos

Politics

The Biden Agenda Doesn’t Run Through Washington

Ronald Brownstein

March 17, 2021

A blue-and-gray illustration shows a subway car, apartment buildings, and other images from city life.

Ideas

Biden Has a Border Problem

David Frum

March 16, 2021

A girl walking through El Chaparral crossing port

Politics

The Archbishop Who Fears for Joe Biden’s Soul

Emma Green

March 14, 2021

Archbishop Joseph Naumann processes through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Science

The Weekly Planet: Biden’s Stimulus Is a Big Deal for Public Transit

Robinson Meyer

March 10, 2021

A bus stop in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1997

Politics

Is Biden’s Outreach to Republicans Real?

Peter Nicholas

March 4, 2021

Joe Biden meets sits in a chair as he meets with Democratic senators.

Ideas

Biden Needs Unions to Force His Hand

Richard Yeselson

March 3, 2021

Politics

A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion—And Happens to Be President

Emma Green

February 21, 2021

Joe Biden is framed around an image of a priest celebrating the Eucharist, the sacrament also known as communion in the Catholic Church.

Politics

The Lessons Biden and the Democrats Learned From the First Impeachment

Peter Nicholas

February 12, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

Science

The Weekly Planet: Why Biden Is Buying 645,000 New Cars

Robinson Meyer

January 26, 2021

The trailer part of an 18-wheeler, painted white, dominates the frame

Ideas

Biden Will Lie to You

Adam Serwer

January 26, 2021

Ideas

Why Biden’s Inaugural Address Succeeded

James Fallows

January 22, 2021

Politics

How Biden Plans to Beat Republican Obstructionism

Edward-Isaac Dovere

January 22, 2021

Culture

‘Unity’ Is Not What America Needs Right Now

Syreeta McFadden

January 22, 2021

To achieve unity moving forward requires swift and decisive steps from lawmakers to correct wrongs through clear policy initiatives.

Politics

The Biden Generation’s Last Chance

Edward-Isaac Dovere

January 21, 2021

a collage of President Joe Biden and Congressman Jim Clyburn

Politics

Trump’s Parting Gift to Joe Biden

Ronald Brownstein

January 21, 2021

A black-and-white photo shows President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden leaving the inauguration dais.

Culture

The Surprising Thing About Biden’s Inauguration

Spencer Kornhaber

January 20, 2021

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem

Politics

The Sound of Silence

Elaine Godfrey

January 20, 2021

Large photos of Vice President Kamala Harris hang outside a restaurant in Washington, D.C. Hanging off a building in the background is a giant American flag.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Biden Gives a Strikingly Normal Speech

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 20, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris bump fists during their inauguration ceremony.

Ideas

A Sermon in America’s Civic Religion

David A. Graham

January 20, 2021

Joe Biden delivering his inaugural address

Ideas

Boring Is Better

John Dickerson

January 20, 2021

Ideas

Biden Should Go Big, Fast, and Simple

Derek Thompson

January 20, 2021

Ideas

America Desperately Needs a New Age of Moral Leadership

Daniel T. Rodgers

January 20, 2021

Photograph of an empty podium and teleprompter

Science

The Weekly Planet: How to Think About President Biden’s Big Climate Plans

Robinson Meyer

January 19, 2021

A house is seen near the massive Gavin Power Plant on September 11, 2019 in Cheshire, Ohio.

Politics

How Joe Biden Watched the Capitol Assault

Edward-Isaac Dovere

January 6, 2021

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump take part in a pro-Trump rally, in Washington, D.C.

Ideas

The Problem With a 50–50 Senate

Yascha Mounk

January 6, 2021

An illustration of Joe Biden with 50 red dots and 50 blue dots.

Politics

The Biden Presidency Now Stands a Chance

Russell Berman

January 6, 2021

Jon Ossoff, Joe Biden, and Raphael Warnock campaign on a stage in Georgia.

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Welcome to the New Progressive Era

Biden Can Redeem His Mistake

Biden’s Foreign Policy Starts at Home

The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base

What Biden’s First Press Conference Revealed

A Better Way to Judge Joe Biden

Biden Isn’t Talking for a Reason

Results Matter More Than Rhetoric

Biden Just Showed Us What He Really Values

There’s Nothing Historic About Biden’s NASA Pick

The Biden Agenda Doesn’t Run Through Washington

Biden Has a Border Problem

The Archbishop Who Fears for Joe Biden’s Soul

The Weekly Planet: Biden’s Stimulus Is a Big Deal for Public Transit

Is Biden’s Outreach to Republicans Real?

Biden Needs Unions to Force His Hand

A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion—And Happens to Be President

The Lessons Biden and the Democrats Learned From the First Impeachment

The Weekly Planet: Why Biden Is Buying 645,000 New Cars

Biden Will Lie to You

Why Biden’s Inaugural Address Succeeded

How Biden Plans to Beat Republican Obstructionism

‘Unity’ Is Not What America Needs Right Now

The Biden Generation’s Last Chance

Trump’s Parting Gift to Joe Biden

The Surprising Thing About Biden’s Inauguration

The Sound of Silence

The Atlantic Daily: Biden Gives a Strikingly Normal Speech

A Sermon in America’s Civic Religion

Boring Is Better

Biden Should Go Big, Fast, and Simple

America Desperately Needs a New Age of Moral Leadership

The Weekly Planet: How to Think About President Biden’s Big Climate Plans

How Joe Biden Watched the Capitol Assault

The Problem With a 50–50 Senate

The Biden Presidency Now Stands a Chance