In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall. Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and their legacies. In recent years, two towering figures of American liberalism, President Joe Biden and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, succumbed to hubris. Their refusal to recognize when to step aside opened the door for Donald Trump and his allies to undo the causes they had championed.

Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump was historic. He passed legislation of generational significance: the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the largest climate investment in history. Biden believed, not unreasonably, that his experience and temperament had unique

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