Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits

If age takes centre stage in this election, Joe Biden’s decision to run could hand the White House back to Donald Trump.

Joe Biden, left, and Donald Trump. If Biden had been an American soldier, sailor, marine, or member of the space force, he would have been retired now for 17 years, and Trump is no spring chicken. Who wants to see a pair of really old guys taking their canes to one another in one last blast of ego liberation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

March 18, 2024

HALIFAX—Not many people these days write about the fine art of knowing when to leave.

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