A Late Biden Assault on Offshore Drilling Would Be Reckless

As we commented previously, the effort of advisers to disguise President Biden’s declining mental health throughout his time in office, along with the media’s complicity, has been a historic scandal. While it is tempting to view the scandal as something in the rearview mirror now that Donald Trump is about to assume office, the reality is that for the next several weeks, Biden still retains all the powers of the presidency. And while the public still cannot be sure that he is competent to make his own decisions, he keeps taking irresponsible actions that please progressive activists.

Just before Christmas, Biden egregiously commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 death row inmates, dismissing years of careful work by prosecutors, judges, and juries. Yet in a PR move, he arbitrarily decided to keep the sentences of the three killers who committed the most high-profile crimes.