Democrats Invent a New Bogeyman

But the menace that is the ‘tech-industrial complex’ will have to compete for space within Democratic heads among so many other existential right-wing threats.

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President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., January 15, 2025.

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When Joe Biden’s presidency is remembered, if it is remembered at all, it will not be for its competence, invention, or creativity. When it comes to wallowing in self-pity, however, the outgoing president is setting new standards for his successors.

In the president’s offensively petulant farewell address — one of several self-indulgent final bows he has allowed himself — Biden invented a new nemesis, the existence of which explains why his party failed to meet the public’s expectations.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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