We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Of all the possibilities under the sun, warned Nicole Hemmer, there's one America can do without: a Donald Trump memoir. So wrote Frida Ghitis about the optimism she feels as the Trump administration draws to a close. And this, Peter Bergen advised, poses particular challenges for Biden's national security team, which is facing "an ocean of troubles. Until the Trump administration, the last time the White House didn't have a resident dog was during William McKinley's presidency from 1897 to 1901."

Source: The Nation November 29, 2020 18:45 UTC