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The Pride and Tragedy of Joe Biden

2025/1/10
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Michelle Cottle: 我认为拜登总统在头几年很有成效,但在某种程度上,他的性格中存在着悲剧性的缺陷。他的骄傲是他认为自己是唯一能再次击败特朗普并保持国家发展方向的人,这最终摧毁了他的政治遗产。尽管如此,拜登政府在基础设施建设、应对新冠疫情、气候变化政策和芯片法案等方面都取得了显著成就。 Ross Douthat: 我认为拜登政府在重工业化和重建美国科技生产基地方面取得了一些重要的立法成就,例如芯片法案。此外,拜登政府在应对气候变化和与中国的竞争方面为美国指明了方向,并在基础设施建设方面的投入超过了特朗普的第一任期。虽然从阿富汗撤军执行得很糟糕,但实际上是正确之举。然而,拜登政府在乌克兰问题上的处理存在失误,未能及时推动谈判解决方案。 Carlos Lozada: 我认为评估拜登的总统任期,不能不看他在竞选期间的决策,甚至包括他推迟退出竞选的决定,这些都对党派、选举和国家产生了深远的影响。拜登取得了一些重大成就,但也被一些重大失败所掩盖,即使不考虑2024年发生的事情。他帮助美国经济从新冠疫情中复苏,并启动了一些长期转型,为美国经济奠定了更坚实的基础。然而,拜登政府应对通货膨胀不力,在应对俄罗斯入侵乌克兰问题上,虽然团结了北约,但世界似乎仍然在他的眼皮底下爆炸。他在边境问题上的进展太迟了,无法在政治上发挥作用。总的来说,我认为拜登的政治遗产充其量只能算是部分成功。

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The hosts discuss Joe Biden's presidential legacy, acknowledging both significant accomplishments and major failings. They debate whether his achievements were overshadowed by his shortcomings, even excluding the 2024 election.
  • Significant legislative accomplishments (CHIPS Act, infrastructure spending, climate change initiatives)
  • Debilitating inflation
  • Success in uniting NATO against Russia's invasion of Ukraine
  • Late progress on border control

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Is Joe Biden more of a Jimmy Carter or a James Buchanan? It may be years before the outgoing president’s legacy is truly understood, but that didn’t stop the hosts from debating how Biden’s term in office will be remembered.

*(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) *

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