Journalism Without Fear or Favour
Fri, May 15, 2026
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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.