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Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and author of "Necessary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This Is Good News for America." Send comments to ibjedit;S ibj.com.
President Joe Biden traveled to Independence Hall, the place where the nation's founders signed the Declaration of Independence, to make his case for "The Continued Battle for the Soul of the Nation."
Indeed, the president, in his remarks, said we are at an "inflection point" regarding where we stand and the path we'll take for the future. It is one of those rare moments when I agree with our president. We are in a tug of war for our future.
Biden presented himself, and the political factions he represents, as those dedicated to saving and preserving the nation's founding principles.
The threat, per Biden, is "Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans," who "represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."
But the...