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Jacob Greber

There was no carnage, just poetry

Americans heard a call for unity and a staunch defence of their most hallowed institutions as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.

There was no carnage. No riot. No insurrection nor division.

Instead, Americans heard a call for unity and a staunch defence of its most hallowed institutions. And then the new president quickly got down to the easiest part of the business at hand: reversing a raft of his predecessor's executive edicts.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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