The one path to GOP reform

  • The one path to GOP reform

    The one path to GOP reform

    Socially inclusive, yet not socially liberal.

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  • A vote for more voting

    A vote for more voting

    High court makes right call in Ariz. case.

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  • In Iran, a victory for sanctions

    In Iran, a victory for sanctions

    Rouhani’s win should cheer the West.

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  • Iran’s June surprise

    Iran’s June surprise

    Voters protest Khamenei’s policies.

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Featured Columns

A new limit to privacy

Updating rules for an age of digital exhibitionism.

The Syria quagmire

The U.S. is being drawn into a futile proxy war.

Obama’s Syria muddle

His approach to the crisis is stunningly chaotic.

NSA reporting is a crime

Revealing secrets can be prosecuted.

A liberal case for reform

Progressives need to tame entitlements.

The wealth effect, RIP?

Americans have record wealth but don’t spend it.

Great Gatsby economics

The rich are getting richer, and more exclusive.

Tax-based morality

Domestic “wars” undercut limited government.

How open our borders?

Immigration reform can prove U.S. strength.

The compliant left

Acquiescing to spying programs.

District of Corruption

Local malfeasance must be pulled up by the roots.

Googled to tears

These days, the notion of anonymity is ludicrous.

PostPartisan

PostScript: Dionne and the commenter/wealth gap

Readers filtered through the paywall comment on Dionne's wealth-inequality column.

Outlook & Opinions

Obama, the ‘Big Data’ president

Obama, the ‘Big Data’ president

Faith in information has a dark side.

An interview with Israel’s president

An interview with Israel’s president

Peres is optimistic about peace.

Space: Married to an astronaut

Space: Married to an astronaut

In “The Astronaut Wives Club,” Lily Koppel reveals the pressures on the women behind the astronauts.

Losing Dad, so soon after Mom

Losing Dad, so soon after Mom

Did he die of a broken heart?

After Gezi Park

After Gezi Park

These won’t be Turkey’s last protests.

James Clapper’s worst week

James Clapper’s worst week

His ‘least untruthful’ explanation.

Book Reviews

Opinions Videos

Chinese democracy fight inspires ‘Nine Days’

Chinese democracy fight inspires ‘Nine Days’

Fred Hiatt’s young adult novel mirrors Ti-Anna Wang’s attempts to free her father from a Chinese prison. We speak to Hiatt and Wang about the book and the case that inspired it.
Columnist vs. Commenter: Dana Milbank on Rep. Young

Columnist vs. Commenter: Dana Milbank on Rep. Young

Dana Milbank responds to online commenters, some of whom disagreed that Republicans’ condemnation of Rep. Don Young’s use of the word “wetback” marked a shift in the party.
Is the fight for gay marriage the new civil rights movement?

Is the fight for gay marriage the new civil rights movement?

VIDEO | The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart hosts a Google+ Hangout about the state of marriage in America. He’s joined by the Center for American Progress’s Winnie Stachelberg, Third Way’s Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Capital Insight’s Jon Cohen and National Black Justice Coalition’s Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks.
Why does D.C. struggle so much with snow?

Why does D.C. struggle so much with snow?

The Fold’s Brook Silva-Braga hits the streets with Post humorist Alexandra Petri in search of an explanation for the city’s struggles with winter weather.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s many smiles

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s many smiles

University of Arkansas political science professor Patrick Stewart analyzes the meaning behind the many smiles of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
Nationals make ‘The Rough Rider’ a hapless loser

Nationals make ‘The Rough Rider’ a hapless loser

In the long history of organized sports, no team or individual at the collegiate or professional level has ever lost 500 times in a row. But if one current streak continues, history of the wrong kind will be made midway through the fourth inning at Nationals Park on Aug. 18, when the world will witness perhaps the first competitor in a professional sports arena to lose for the 500th consecutive time.
Bars, not playgrounds

Bars, not playgrounds

Video: City’s rapid growth highlights development plan’s shortcomings.
When loans hurt more than they help (2:07)

When loans hurt more than they help (2:07)

Microcredit expert David Roodman discusses why providing loans to the world's poor isn't always in their best interest.
The ads Mitt Romney should run

The ads Mitt Romney should run

Democratic strategist Tad Devine gives examples of the types of TV advertisements that could help GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Congress achieves worst year in Washington

Congress achieves worst year in Washington

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza named Congress winner of "The Worst Year in Washington" award after a 2011 full of empty promises and inaction.
Rep. Weiner, Obama and D.C. sports hoping for a better 2012

Rep. Weiner, Obama and D.C. sports hoping for a better 2012

There weren't too many bright spots in 2011 for Rep. Anthony Weiner, President Barack Obama or D.C. sports, all named winners of The Fix's "Bad Year in Washington" by Chris Cillizza.
Washington's winners in 2011

Washington's winners in 2011

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza explains why Newt Gingrich and the Clinton family had such great years.