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How to be a crisis president when crises don’t unite the country anymore

The only way out for the Biden administration is through.

Democrats, calm down. Afghanistan is a mess, but it’s not the end of the Biden presidency.

Most presidents face early foreign policy crises — and don't face big electoral consequences. Retaining control of Congress was always dicey for Democrats, so the political hit of a bungled exit from Afghanistan isn't what Democrats fear.

Forever war vs. hasty retreat: Afghanistan didn’t have to be a binary choice

Biden wanted a decisive departure. Living with ambiguity and watching developments might have been the better option.

Greenlighting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul is a national disgrace

As The Post reports, the nightmare that began on Aug. 15 resulted from conscious U.S. choices.

The baby from Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ cover is grown up and suing. He’s a lesson for today’s parents.

Now that we all have the ability to create public images for our children so early in their lives, we should use that power carefully.

Inside the mind of someone who won’t take a fully approved vaccine

There will be no micro ships in their bloodstream.
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In my AP Government classes, I teach current elections. National curriculums would say I’ve gone rogue.

As a former colleague who teaches AP says, “The name of the class is ‘AP US Government and Politics’ — why is there so much more government than politics?”
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The confusion surrounding booster shots could paralyze vaccination efforts. The government must step up.

Our current data system to track vaccinations is inadequate. We must do better before boosters become widely available.
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What broke ‘Jeopardy!’

"Jeopardy!" always shined when the contestants did. So why steal the spotlight?
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In Chicago, public schools are often called a mess. Truth is, they’ve improved — a lot.

The data reveal a sunnier picture — and a case other school districts can emulate.
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Professors indoctrinating students? In reality, it’s the other way around.

Conservatives have it all wrong. Students indoctrinate professors, not the other way around.
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Two Virginia legislators irresponsibly undercut a measure on masking that they helped pass

There’s a cost to ignoring public health advice in a pandemic.

Haiti is desperate. Americans can and should help.

The suffering in Haiti invites donor fatigue; it should do the opposite.

Democrats should seize this chance to reshape the safety net. But not all they propose makes sense.

Success will depend on whether they do the most good with the money they commit to spend and whether they pay for their reforms.

Vaccines can only do so much. The rest is up to people.

The dream that vaccines would immediately squelch the pandemic was unrealistic.
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Montgomery County needs a ‘space race’ for the arts

A program to match artists with performance space would yield benefits for the whole community.
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Slavery was part and parcel of the wealth of early Georgetown

My research also showed that colonial merchants traded in human commodities.
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For Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe, there’s much work and little time

Both candidates are playing to their bases. The question is which option appeals to that big batch of undecided voters.

For Virginia, the only way to the end of the pandemic is through vaccines

That's why I'm requiring my staff to be fully vaccinated. Health-care institutions and schools should follow suit.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley's decade-long push for filibuster reform

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John Bolton wants U.S. to get tough on Pakistan after fall of Afghanistan

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