For the better part of his term, Joe Biden’s aides and senior staff have erected ever-higher walls and tighter controls over access to the president. This raises serious questions about the influence of unelected officials within the Biden administration and of his political allies on the outside.

Is there any American who doesn’t believe that staff and unofficial advisers are collectively acting as the “president?” Happily, and with only a few weeks remaining in the Biden presidency, this concern will soon be behind us.

However, President Biden — or whoever is actually in charge at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — is still in a position to make several significant decisions before he leaves office. One need only look at the pardon of his son Hunter or his veto of a significant judicial expansion bill to see that the powers of the Biden presidency will only cease when his successor inhabits the Oval Office.

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