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Opinions http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/opinions/ en-US hourly 1 <![CDATA[Lindsey Graham’s claim that he wasn’t interfering in the Georgia vote doesn’t add up]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:21:52 EST <![CDATA[Will G-20 leaders ignore the murders and torture of the Saudi regime?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[My No. 1 Thanksgiving tip: Don’t gather this year]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Seven governors: Americans need to stay home this Thanksgiving]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 02:45:12 EST <![CDATA[Trump is testing democracy. Nine out of 10 senior elected Republicans are failing.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 02:38:31 EST <![CDATA[Stop talking about a ‘national lockdown.' It won’t happen, and it is a distraction.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 02:29:10 EST <![CDATA[The only predictable thing about Trump’s supporters is their devotion to the president]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:10:12 EST <![CDATA[Conservatives should support Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ initiative]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An improbable journalist’s case could pressure the Supreme Court to rethink qualified immunity]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trump and his supporters are discovering how hard it is to sabotage election results]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:50:00 EST <![CDATA[Tech platforms need to be checked. Instead, Congress gives us theater.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:04:09 EST <![CDATA[Obama’s memoir has stolen the show — and he has more chapters to write]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:58:24 EST <![CDATA[The royals’ woes in ‘The Crown’ make our own seem a bit more bearable]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:22:59 EST <![CDATA[My No. 1 Thanksgiving tip: Don’t gather this year]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Fans of the Obama series can’t wait to find out what happens in new book]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:56:20 EST <![CDATA[Republicans have elected a record number of women and minorities. It wasn’t an accident.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:41:29 EST <![CDATA[We’ve created cartoonish narratives about people in the opposite party. They’re not true.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 01:52:52 EST <![CDATA[Congress’s stimulus impasse must end — even if it means Democrats accepting a smaller deal]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:53:05 EST <![CDATA[Trump’s bungling on subverting DACA gives the ‘dreamers’ another reprieve]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:03:49 EST <![CDATA[Will G-20 leaders ignore the murders and torture of the Saudi regime?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[D.C. Police did their job at Trump’s rally. Too bad the president can’t see that.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 04:29:05 EST <![CDATA[Scott Atlas’s rabble-rousing will lead to illness and death. He should be fired.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 04:04:00 EST <![CDATA[The longer Republicans cower to Trump, the more damage they do to democracy]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 04:01:58 EST <![CDATA[Time to call out the GOP’s new Jim Crow tactics]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:03:35 EST <![CDATA[Tucker Carlson announces more hateful ‘reporting and analysis’]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:08:29 EST <![CDATA[We came much closer to an election catastrophe than many realize]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:05:03 EST <![CDATA[Conservatives should support Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ initiative]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Winter is coming. That means we need to start fighting covid-19 with humidity.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:19:56 EST <![CDATA[To understand how to beat Trump in 2020, Democrats should look to comedians]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:36:00 EDT <![CDATA[Murder hornets sound terrifying. But should we really be so scared?]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:21:06 EST <![CDATA[Whatever you think ails this nation, a new generation of ICBMs is not the answer]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:26:23 EST <![CDATA[Biden shouldn’t listen to Schumer and Warren on student loans]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:56:20 EST <![CDATA[Polling isn’t broken. But we too often miss its hidden signals.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:05:51 EST <![CDATA[Trump’s lackey, Lindsey Graham]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:09:09 EST <![CDATA[Cartoon by Daryl Cagle]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:08:41 EST <![CDATA[]]> <![CDATA[Peru’s crisis shows the deep disconnect between politicians and the people]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:13:38 EST <![CDATA[Trump’s latest summit no-shows are his final insult to America’s Asian allies]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:49:44 EST <![CDATA[Trump can’t figure out whether he wants to start wars or end them]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:48:46 EST <![CDATA[It’s time to withdraw from Afghanistan]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:45:35 EST <![CDATA[Biden may offer some key opportunities for Palestinians and their allies]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:37:31 EST <![CDATA[Arizona just showed the right way to harness the power of Latino voters]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 01:47:36 EST <![CDATA[Kirk Cox’s first challenge in his campaign to be Virginia’s governor]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:15:37 EST <![CDATA[Virginia Military Institute can and should be improved]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:40:22 EST <![CDATA[Prince George’s County is aiming to make kids’ meals healthier]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 01:28:16 EST <![CDATA[Let’s not leave Metro high and dry]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Montgomery’s Metro stations can boost our growth]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Arizona just showed the right way to harness the power of Latino voters]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 01:47:36 EST <![CDATA[There’s a dark undercurrent to the notion of decriminalizing drug use]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:22:30 EST <![CDATA[Will Trump’s final pronouncements be among his worst?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:21:19 EST <![CDATA[Justice Alito and the injustice of the pandemic]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:20:44 EST <![CDATA[Fairfax County Public Schools’ online teaching needs adjusting]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:20:12 EST <![CDATA[Pharma’s billions sprang from the taxpayer dime]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:17:00 EST <![CDATA[Social services and police reform won’t be cheap]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:16:33 EST <![CDATA[Debating ranked-choice voting and open primaries for D.C.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:16:07 EST <![CDATA[We must do more to honor the people and places lost to violent racism]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2020 03:20:16 EST <![CDATA[U.S. workers have taken a powerful hit. Any true recovery must include them.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:00:28 EDT <![CDATA[There’s no question we’ll be living in a different world post-pandemic]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:45:57 EDT <![CDATA[Women are bearing the brunt of the economic crisis. They must lead our recovery plans.]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:18:45 EDT <![CDATA[The power to keep secrets is gone]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:31:08 EST <![CDATA[Biden can restore fairness to American life. Here’s how. ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:24:50 EST <![CDATA[An eight-point plan for Trump to leave the presidency and win it back in 2024]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:22:24 EST <![CDATA[Ilhan Omar: 'Rift' between progressive, moderate Dems 'isn't as strong as it's being made out to be']]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Georgia went blue]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:00:00 EST

<![CDATA[Trump abused the clemency power. Will Biden reform it?]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:17:23 EST <![CDATA[French and German foreign ministers: Joe Biden can make transatlantic unity possible]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:00:45 EST <![CDATA[Hong Kong is beating this virus. Why can’t we? ]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2020 05:25:10 EST <![CDATA[We opposed each other in Bush v. Gore. Now we agree: Biden won.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 02:31:51 EST <![CDATA[Here’s how Biden can work with a GOP-controlled Senate and make real progress]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 01:54:25 EST

<![CDATA[A Senate confirmation vote on Judy Shelton is a bad sign for the Fed — and Biden]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2020 02:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Abolish the electoral college]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2020 01:30:04 EST <![CDATA[Republicans know D.C. needs voting rights, but their own power takes precedence]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:57:57 EST <![CDATA[The coronavirus’s origins are still a mystery. We need a full investigation.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 07:00:00 EST

<![CDATA[What the election meant for our region]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Doug Wilder’s prescription for the Virginia GOP]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:11:28 EST <![CDATA[A new memorial honors the military service of Native Americans]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:00:40 EST <![CDATA[Virginia Republicans aren’t completely out of the picture]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:08:00 EST

<![CDATA[A World War II veteran’s timeless words for his son — and his country]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:24:02 EST <![CDATA[Trump didn’t build his border wall with steel. He built it out of paper. ]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:00:18 EDT <![CDATA[The pandemic upended the present. But it’s given us a chance to remake the future.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:45:48 EDT <![CDATA[Nobody can predict this election. Here’s why. ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:25 EDT <![CDATA[Ilhan Omar: 'Rift' between progressive, moderate Dems 'isn't as strong as it's being made out to be']]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tom Toles’s archive]]> <![CDATA[Petri Dishes with Alexandra Petri (Nov. 24)]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:00:36 EST <![CDATA[Opinions Live with Eugene Robinson (Nov. 24)]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:00:12 EST <![CDATA[Send a letter to the editor]]> <![CDATA[Contact the reader representative]]> <![CDATA[Submit an op-ed]]>