Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

What is this thing called love?

It’s more than just the dopamine

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

Sad stories

Whitney Houston, for one

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

It’s voters, not pundits or pollsters, who decide elections

Santorum’s back, and Romney must be rattled

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PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

Friday’s p-Op quiz

It’s haltime in America and which Republican is fearful that President Obama will quarterback the second half?

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

Budget ‘cheer’ for Michigan

After a decade of economic pain and adversity, Michigan is celebrating a budget surplus and sunnier fiscal years ahead.

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

Mitt Romney’s character flaw

Voters sense a lack of character in someone for a job that demands bedrock principles and core beliefs.

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PostPartisan

Jackson Diehl

Iran’s measure of desperation

If it is behind the attack in India, Iran is risking an economic lifeline.

PostPartisan

Jackson Diehl

Why the U.S. should arm the Syrian opposition

Either an Assad victory or a long war would be a disaster for the United States and its allies.

Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Sectarian showdown in Syria

Between Sunnis and Shiites, Turkey and Iran.

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Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

A sad theme of substance abuse

Whitney Houston’s relationships w

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Donald Trump will fit right in on Pennsylvania Avenue

There was a collective gasp when Donald Trump was picked to transform a federal landmark building into a luxury hotel. But Washington is really pretty Atlantic City on the inside.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

When it comes to tardiness, shouldn’t the punishment fit the crime?

Parents in court on criminal charges because of tardy slips? Absurd.

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Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

A progressive divide

Nostalgia liberals vs. accountability liberals.

PostPartisan

Fred Hiatt

The China conundrum

For Singapore, containment isn’t the solution.

Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

A dormant debt debate

Republicans and Obama are not being serious.

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Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Investigate Jim Graham

Unfinished business in the D.C. lottery case.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Hands in the honey pot

D.C. leaders have forfeited moral authority.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Playing games

Amorality engulfs D.C. government.

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Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

Potemkin democracy

Citizens of Syria see the reality.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

Living in truth

How Vaclav Havel grew into a statesman.

PostPartisan

Anne Applebaum

Christopher Hitchens and a lifetime of language

Only he would put A.A. Milne in the context of th Balkan conflict.

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Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Obama in denial

He says the U.S. isn’t in decline, yet acts contrarily.

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Naivete on Iran

U.S. reasonableness has run amok.

PostPartisan

Richard Cohen

It’s over for Gingrich

Newt will fight on, but his backers may have other ideas.

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PostPartisan

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Free advice for Archbishop Dolan

He should consider apologizing to Sister Carol Keehan, the president of the Catholic Health Association

E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Cost of the culture wars

Obama’s contraception deal was right decision.

PostPartisan

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Obama does the right thing on contraception

His move is a welcome step away from a religious battle that neither he nor the country needed.

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Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

An epic screw-up

Effects of Obama’s birth-control blunder will linger.

PostPartisan

Michael Gerson

Nicki Minaj’s mockery

Where’s the outrage over her anti-Catholic Grammy performance?

Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

Playing the anti-American card

Egypt tests the limits of U.S. patience.

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David Ignatius

David Ignatius

History’s best flip-flop

Nixon’s bold trip to China was right for America.

David Ignatius

David Ignatius

Chaos in Cairo

Cutting off U.S. aid would only worsen the situation.

PostPartisan

David Ignatius

Panetta adds a few details about U.S. step back from Afghanistan

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Wonkblog

Ezra Klein

Do swing state economies matter?

Perhaps not.

Wonkblog

Ezra Klein

The GOP’s payroll offer, continued

A clarification from House Speaker John Boehner’s spokesman.

Wonkblog

Ezra Klein

Is the GOP's payroll offer a cave or a trap?

WONKBOOK | Here are two interpretations of the Republican offer to extend the payroll tax cut without any offsets or preconditions.

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Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

The Gospel according to Obama

The president’s contradictory theologies.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

Syria: It’s not just about freedom

A chance for U.S. to weaken Iran.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

The president plays small ball

The State of the Union flop.

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Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

Obama’s super PAC plunge

So much for railing against ‘Citizens United.’

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

A contraception fig leaf

After botching the issue, Obama finds a way out.

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

Two of a kind

Obama and Romney are strikingly similar.

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Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

The GOP’s class war within

A new division in the Republican party.

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Guilt by ‘socialism’

Republican demonizing of Europe is ridiculous.

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Calling banks to account

The man leading the fight to investigate Wall Street.

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Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Time for the Dimon Rule

A higher tax rate for the ultra-rich.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Obama flunks out

His college agenda aims too low.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Obama’s dodge

Blasting Romney and inequality won’t help renew the country.

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Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Deadly at the top

What really killed Whitney Houston.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Freedom of loser-ness

Romney could finally be himself.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

A question of faith

Obama runs roughshod over religious freedom.

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ComPost

Alexandra Petri

The sky fell

We were warned that this would happen.

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

Virginia’s pre-born bill

Can’t we wait until you’re out of the womb for you to exercise your rights?

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

From e-cards to Newt, Valentine let-downs

Oh dear.

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Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Morning Bits

Must-read links to start the day.

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

The GOP gender gap

Why do men and women see the candidates so differently?

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Obama’s budget chooses decline

His budget choices reveal diminishing U.S. role in the world

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The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Elizabeth Warren hits Scott Brown over birth control

It will be a major issue in the Massachusetts Senate race.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Who has the leverage now?

Next up: Unemployment insurance.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Americans love the safety net

They care far more about entitlements than the deficit.

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Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

A sham compromise

New contraceptive provision is still coercive.

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

Romney’s liberal message

He should heed Reagan’s words on poverty.

PostPartisan

Marc A. Thiessen

How Romney won Florida

And why Santorum is staying in the race.

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George F. Will

George F. Will

Bribery or politics?

The blurry line between free speech and a crime.

George F. Will

George F. Will

Fighting the last war

Republicans need more than rhetoric on defense.

George F. Will

George F. Will

Lifting up the fatherless

Filling the holes in their souls.

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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

What the foreclosure, mortgage fraud settlement means

Charles Lane discussed the settlement of more than $25 billion with five of the nation's banks over fraudulent foreclosure practices.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Gov. Walker, progressive

Drive to recall him threatens majority rule.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Down with rent

Balancing social justice and opportunity.

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Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Fairfax road taxes face obstacles

Local Republicans are exceptions to the anti-tax rule when it comes to roads. Can they convince others?

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

DCPS test erasures need full probe

COLUMN | No details have been provided, little has emerged, and it’s appalling that the city hasn’t gotten to the bottom of this.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

O’Malley and political courage

Give Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley credit: He’s a rare liberal who’s not ashamed to ask openly for higher taxes to pay for government services that voters expect.

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Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

A Republican death wish

The GOP seems intent on losing the Latino vote.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank Live

Dana Milbank discusses his latest columns and political news.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

Obama’s budget games

He avoided any remotely serious proposal.

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Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

How slavery survived the Civil War

A new film points to an economic system that was rigged to benefit one group and undercut another.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

‘Red Tails’ a disservice to Tuskegee Airmen

“Red Tails” could not have been “inspired by” the airmen; it is little more than a black comedy about guys who clown and connive their way through World War II, supposedly as fighter pilots.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

For Rubenstein, education, loving parents were catalysts for success

COLUMN | The billionaire philanthropist, who has given millions for the Washington Monument and National Zoo, calls himself lucky. But home, hard work and study bore fruits of their own.

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Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Pearlstein: D.C. doesn’t need a Trump Tower

It’s curious why the GSA passed over established, deep-pocketed hoteliers in favor of Donald Trump, who has spent much time in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Forget super PACs — let’s focus on a modest proposal for legalizing bribery

COLUMN | Let’s finally give up the charade that we are not “buying” elections and, in fact, do just that.

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein: Not exactly the nation’s entrepreneurial capital

The request for big ideas on the Washington regional economy didn’t bring the economic turbochargers I was seeking, but there wasn’t much disagreement on the basic problems.

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Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

The phony war

Republicans concoct tales of religion under siege.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson Live

Eugene Robinson live chats with readers about his latest columns and political news.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

No flip-flop from Mitt

Romney hasn’t changed his sole ambition.

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Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

Gutting the government

Spending on the elderly is crowding out other areas.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

Our budget quagmire

Social Security’s disability program as metaphor.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

Uncharted territory

Crises harder to resolve in new global economy.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Make-or-break moment

Obama needs to push for campaign finance reform.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Good for a month

Keep pushing on jobs, Mr. President.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Move on, 99 percenters

Stop marching and start running for office.

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Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

‘Post-American’ fiction

Romney’s chest-thumping won’t change reality.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

The broken jobs machine

A real recovery requires government policy.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Iran under pressure

A struggling economy and a fractured politics.

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