Gaskin: Biden, Ginsburg, and the tragedy of liberal hubris

Gaskin: Biden, Ginsburg, and the tragedy of liberal hubris

In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall. Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and their legacies. In recent years, two towering figures of American liberalism, President Joe Biden and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, succumbed to hubris. Their refusal to recognize when to step aside opened the door for Donald Trump and his allies to undo…