Thomas Shannon: The US Steps Back from the Brink
Washington is still recovering from the failed insurrection, but there are some reasons for optimism, writes one of the country’s most accomplished former diplomats.
WASHINGTON – The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States had a palliative effect on those of us who care about US democracy In the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection in Washington – a failed attempt to overturn an election by force – and the brutal scene of demonstrators invading the Capitol and threatening elected leaders, it was comforting to witness the president-elect take the oath of office My wife Guisela and I watched the inauguration on television from our home in Arlington, Virginia, only a few minutes across the Potomac River from...
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