ExPrime Minister kevin rudd of australia, former deputy Prime Minister of israel and former secretary of the United Kingdom David Miliband. Also, why is america still so very polarized . Ezra klein wrote the book on it. He will explain what the election has taught him. First, heres my take. Joe bidens first speech as president elect demonstrated to the world that he may be the man for this moment. Decent, generous, and determined to reach out to his political opponents. But while many will celebrate this restoration of dignity and normalcy to american politics, let us bear in mind that the United States has gone through one of its most trying periods in history. One that is not done yet. The country was on the verge of becoming an illiberal democracy. I wrote about it 23 years ago when i saw countries in which elections were being held, popular participation was real, but where those leaders who had won would then try to use their power it attack the rule of law. Minority rights, freed