Biden’s Legacy May Not Be Felt for Decades: Matthew Yglesias

Like most presidents, Joe Biden is using the final few months of his tenure to brag about his accomplishments. In fairness, he has stuff to be proud of, in both policy and politics, but it’s entirely possible that one of his administration’s most important legacies will be a little-noticed program it announced last week: a worldwide initiative to reduce lead poisoning.

For many Americans, the issue conjures memories of the disaster that occurred in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago, when the city’s water supply was found to be badly contaminated with lead. At the peak of the ...