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The Jan. 6 committee and Merrick Garland must protect our endangered democracy
Worry about what may or may not look “political” is itself a political consideration that should not impede equal justice under the law.
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Lawmakers shouldn’t get taken in by the crypto lobbying blitz
They should move steadily toward figuring out how to fit this creation into the financial system.
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The CDC’s mask mandate for flights needed to go
The rationale for the mandate was weak, both legally and as a policy matter.
Bidenism is failing. The question is how badly.
More centrist Democrats argue that the president swung too far to the left. More liberal Democrats argue that Biden is not progressive enough.
American media’s approach to war coverage needs to be fundamentally reimagined
We need more reporting on forgotten conflicts — and more stories that spotlight how war ravages people and leads to atrocities.
We need to talk about pandemic drinking
Alcohol-related deaths have surged in recent years. We need to focus on excessive drinking.
Telling the full history of a Founding Father’s plantation
James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, and his Montpelier estate was maintained by about 300 enslaved people over more than 140 years. In this conversation recorded on April 14 for Washington Post Live, James French, chair of the Montpelier Descendants Committee, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss.
Corporate America somehow became the last firewall for abortion rights
Companies that once skirted social issues such as abortion bans are taking positions to protect their bottom lines.
Yes, we need a law protecting Black people against hair discrimination
Some legislators have called the Crown Act — which would protect against hair bias — trivial. They're wrong.
I’m transgender. I won’t be getting an X on my passport.
The State Department should make it so trans people don’t have to out ourselves at the airport.
Abigail Disney: If my grandfather’s company doesn’t stand for love, what’s it for?
The political backlash against Disney is a monster of corporate America’s own creation.
How Xi and Biden can broker peace in Ukraine
Could Chinese President Xi Jinping take a page from Theodore Roosevelt’s playbook to end the war in Ukraine?
The U.S. resettlement system can’t handle 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
We have a moral duty to welcome refugees and asylum seekers. But as recent events show, the U.S. is woefully ill-equipped to take them in.
The scale of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is staggering
The brutality should motivate the West to do anything within its lawful power to stop Russia from achieving its ends.
In the race for a new Commanders stadium, we see how not to use tax money
Maryland is investing in upgrading the area near the current field. That's smarter than Virginia's plan to shovel taxpayer funds to build a stadium for a billionaire who doesn't need the help.
Another Black man killed by police: When is enough enough?
Police reform and public safety are not an either/or choice. Confidence and trust in police mean safer communities.
The IRS urgently needs more money and staff
The IRS is currently limping along without enough staff or funding.
Maryland opts for business as usual, not helping fight climate change
Maryland soil may have the potential to sequester 20 times more carbon than the state calculates, a difference equivalent to the emissions from 2.25 million passenger cars.
Montgomery County’s teachers need better working conditions
Many current teachers are eyeing the exits, and very few college students are now pursuing careers in education.
Limiting Asian students at Thomas Jefferson is not advancing ‘equity’
The Fairfax County School Board’s attempts to “reform” the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology are unfair and perhaps unconstitutional.
No one asked for fewer D.C. police doing more work
Our elected leaders have had two years to innovate in public safety, to make good on their promise that we can do things better.







