There is a sense that, however much in control of the federal government progressives may be, the right is still calling the shots. No president since ronald ragin has achieved a more ambitious domestic legislative agenda in his first year than joe byden with a razor thin congressional majority. Maybe elements of these bills will have a lasting effect on the economy into the next decade. They also push the country to the left. The real cause of the uneasy about mister byden lies elsewhere.