Joe Biden attempts the biggest overhaul of America’s economy in decades
He is using industrial policy to create jobs, cut emissions and boost manufacturing
On a snowy day in January Joe Biden was due to visit Pittsburgh to talk about his plans for upgrading America’s infrastructure. Just hours before he arrived, a bridge in the city collapsed. Five cars and a bus fell into the ravine below it. Mercifully no one died.
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Adieu, laissez-faire”
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