Tue, Nov 03, 2026

Opinion: After a summer of surprising successes, President Biden is on a roll

Advertisement Advertisement Today at 6:00 p.m. by The Philadelphia Inquirer President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Safer America Plan, intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing firearms, at the Arnaud C. Marts Center in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. on Tuesday Aug. 30, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) It is time to give President Joe Biden his due. While Biden's approval rating doesn't reflect it, Uncle Joe is on a roll. After some bumpy months, gas prices are dropping, unemployment is at record lows, the job market is booming, incomes are rising, a top al-Qaida leader was taken out, the first Black female Supreme Court justice was seated, NATO has expanded, and Biden unified European support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia.