Ezra Klein’s recent call for President Biden to drop out of the election because of his age is still resonating throughout the media sphere. Inevitably these things circulate on the left and on the right but outlets on the left tend to reflexively dismiss any analysis or commentary coming from the right as bad faith. So we always wind up with the same basic group of progressive writers arguing with one another as if they are the only people whose opinions matter. It’s insulting and short-sighted but that’s just how the media ecosystem works.
So today I looked around at all the progressive writers who are offering Joe Biden advice on how to deal with the age issue. What struck me in most of them is how little advice they actually contain.
For instance, a few days ago the New Yorker published “How Joe Biden Could Address the Age Issue.” If you’re expecting a detailed checklist…
