1023: Biden speaks softly and orders bluntly. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst
Image: Theodore Roosevelt Papers: Series 5: Speeches and Executive Orders, 1899-1918; Subseries 5A: Speeches and Executive Orders, 1899-1918; 1902, Aug. 22-1904, July 27 Richard Epstein: @RichardAEpstein, Chicago Law, NYU Law, Hoover Defining Ideas, in re: The ambitions of the 46thpresident with 53 Executive Orders, most intended to overturn Trump policies. No correspondence between Biden’s inaugural speech and the substance of what he’s doing with these order. Unilateral Executive Orders on areas where there’s deep contention will send exactly the wrong message: crisis is the language pols use in order to arrogate greater power. Trump didn’t subsidize vaccine research; he said, “I’ll pay you for performance.” . . . The Paris Accord: treaties need to be confirmed by the Senate. . . . In Mr Trump’s Executive Orders: many had to be [approved] by the courts. Immigration bans. The Trump administration: its bark was worse than its bite; I fear the Biden administration will be the opposite.