Sanctions against a Chinese surveillance firm would answer a real threat

Hikvision is at the cutting edge of the new totalitarianism.

By Editorial BoardMay 11, 2022

Justice is coming, slowly, in clergy sex abuse cases

A major clergy sex abuse case is settled in suburban New Jersey, a reminder that 20 years after the scandal erupted exposing the Catholic Church, justice and accountability remain works in progress.

By Editorial BoardMay 10, 2022

Louisiana reveals the war on rights that is coming if Roe is overturned

The Supreme Court case is not just about abortion.

By Editorial BoardMay 10, 2022

In Shanghai, covid is revealing cracks in the authoritarian system

Will the pandemic, and China’s draconian "zero-covid" approach, shake the Chinese leadership?

By Editorial BoardMay 10, 2022

Leave the justices alone at home

To picket a judge’s home is especially problematic. It tries to bring direct public pressure to bear on a decision-making process that must be controlled, evidence-based and rational.

By Editorial BoardMay 9, 2022

One million died. It didn’t have to happen — and it must not again.

The United States was not a shining example.

By Editorial BoardMay 9, 2022

President Biden must speak truth to Southeast Asia’s powerful in D.C.

President Biden must use this summit to reinforce the message that the whole world — ASEAN very much included — has a lot to lose from unchecked aggression.

By Editorial BoardMay 8, 2022

Jan. 6 was worse than you remember. It must define our politics.

Another guilty plea reveals more about one of the darkest days in U.S. history.

By Editorial BoardMay 7, 2022

As chaos mounts in Haiti, the U.S. takes a tepid stance

Washington’s shrugging approach to Haiti isn’t really an approach at all; it’s an abdication.

By Editorial BoardMay 7, 2022

In Maryland, Gov. Hogan plays politics with abortion access

Maryland's governor once gave the impression that he would respect abortion rights. Now, eyeing a race for the Republican presidential nomination, he has blocked training that would enable wider access to the procedure in his state.

By Editorial BoardMay 7, 2022

The stock market has been scary. But it’s not all bad news.

The U.S. economy is showing a lot of resilience.

By Editorial BoardMay 6, 2022

China’s long arm of dictatorship reaches into the United States

China, which keeps a lid on free speech at home, sends agents to the West to harass, intimidate, surveil and abduct those who have spoken out.

By Editorial BoardMay 6, 2022

No more studies: Menthol cigarettes must be banned now

It’s past time to end the sale of these flavored tobacco products.

By Editorial BoardMay 6, 2022

Here’s who The Post endorses in D.C. Council primary elections

Never has there been a clearer need for the D.C. Council to have grounded members.

By Editorial BoardMay 6, 2022

Guerra, pandemia y sarampión: se avecina una temida ola en cadena

Al sarampión no se le puede permitir que corra libre. Se debe cubrir la brecha de inmunidad mundial con nuevos esfuerzos de vacunación, aún a pesar de los obstáculos de la pandemia por COVID-19 y la guerra en Ucrania.

By Editorial BoardMay 6, 2022

Amid Ukraine’s ruins, Russia is rebuilding totalitarianism

Vladimir Putin is pursuing a political objective: to erase Ukraine not only as a state but even as a concept.

By Editorial BoardMay 5, 2022

Why J.D. Vance’s crude nationalism still might not be the GOP’s future

There are many tests left that will show where the Republican Party stands.

By Editorial BoardMay 5, 2022

Lack of a federal privacy law opens the door to dystopia

We’re moving closer to a world where everyone is being watched.

By Editorial BoardMay 5, 2022

Europe is finally ready to cut off Russian oil. It’s about time.

The European Union is showing a greater unity and willingness to sacrifice for Ukraine than most would have imagined possible only a few months ago.

By Editorial BoardMay 4, 2022