The Neanderthal Controversy Signals the Return of Derp

The flap over Biden comparing governors to Neanderthals takes us back to an earlier era of stupidity in American politics

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual call in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Out of the foggy mists of time, Neanderthals emerged this week. With them came the dim outlines of a world far distant from the present: the world of 2012.