In November’s election, voters rejected the divisiveness that plagues the extremes of both political parties. We saw this when Joe Biden campaigned as a political centrist and outperformed Democrats (who were tainted by extreme policies such as “defund the police”) even as Republicans outperformed Donald Trump (whose vicious attacks on his enemies became the focus of his administration).

Biden’s inaugural address was pitch perfect; making a case for unity and civil discourse. The new president is right that we can have strong disagreements on issues without demonizing our political opponents.