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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1h

"It’s hard to believe he’s been gone for 29 years," Kathleen Parker writes.
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Opinion | To my father, I am ever grateful

Autumn invokes memories of a father-daughter bond that grew after my mother’s death.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 4h

"Just as many other democratic socialists came to understand that they must choose between democracy and socialism, the two of us made peace with democratic capitalism," Joshua Muravchik and Ronald Radosh write.

"The DSA has clearly made the reverse choice: socialism over democracy."

Opinion | Do the Democratic Socialists of America really believe in democracy?

Zohran Mamdani’s surge has brought the group new prominence. Let’s take a look under the hood.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 6h

"Unfortunately, I already voted — by mail," a reader writes in #PostLetters.

"[Jay] Jones should have been vetted in a more thorough and timely manner."

Opinion | I would never have voted for this

Post readers respond to DMV issues

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 10h

"I’m lucky to be alive, and I appreciate that fact each and every day," Eli Sharabi writes.

"And I will somehow rebuild. I hope we all can." https://wapo.st/42zd5GG

Opinion | What 491 days as a hostage taught me about Hamas

My captors’ cruelty revealed an obsession with death. Lasting peace will demand more than diplomacy.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 13h

"Take off the rosy My Little Pony glasses and see the reality of keeping horses — and doing right by them," a reader writes in #PostLetters.

Opinion | Realists know the truth about horse slaughter

When doves cry and horses whinny, humans must respond.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 21h

Zohran Mamdani treads on dangerous ground by putting equity ahead of educational opportunity, the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | Holding back gifted students in the name of equity

Zohran Mamdani treads on dangerous ground by putting equity ahead of educational opportunity.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

Violence against Christians merits U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures, Robert Royal writes.

Opinion | At last, the world is noticing the persecution of Christians

Violence against Christians merits U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"The overblown China panic serves as a reminder of why the U.S. must maintain the market-friendly norms that have long made it the envy of the world," John Tamny writes. https://wapo.st/46Xe3hi

Opinion | There’s only one way China could surpass America

The nation’s superpower aspirations require adopting U.S. culture and capitalism.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

Secrecy and saber-rattling obscure whether regime change is the true aim of the Trump administration, the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | Good cop, bad cop in Venezuela

Secrecy and saber-rattling obscure whether regime change is the true aim of the Trump administration.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"If its opposition to Khalilah Few succeeds, she, a single mother with a teenage son, will have lost much of her savings, and her opportunity for financial security."

The latest from George F. Will:

Opinion | She wanted to open a hair salon. Then came Trumpish protectionism.

To see how bureaucratic economic planning works on the local level, check out Clayton County, Georgia.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

An editorial guest cartoon by Lisa Benson. 🎨

Opinion | Cartoon by Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson cartoon on redistricting in California.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"Countless Israelis and Gazans spent Thursday celebrating the massive advances made in recent days toward ending their two-year war," the Editorial Board writes.

"It’s worth considering why the conflict, while not yet over, appears so close to its conclusion."

Opinion | Lessons from Trump’s Gaza endgame

A lot went into the celebrations the world witnessed on Thursday.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump had to strong-arm the Justice Department to bring this weak case," the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | Yet another vindictive prosecution

Letitia James abused her power while targeting Trump. That doesn’t justify him doing the same.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Four recent studies, all published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, highlight the necessity of getting this year’s influenza vaccine," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3Wx0X5w

Opinion | Thinking of skipping your flu shot? Here’s why you should reconsider.

Four recent CDC studies highlight the necessity of getting this year’s vaccine.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"In standing up to a regime built on intimidation and deceit, Machado has shown that the defense of liberty demands more than conviction," @leonkrauze.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/4h5agmA

Opinion | The Nobel honors a hero — and Venezuela’s struggle for freedom

By celebrating María Corina Machado, the committee spotlights a barbaric regime and a stolen election.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"What the heck is the administration hoping to achieve with this use of force?"

The latest from @maxboot.bsky.social:

Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war

Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Just as almost every major political pollster failed to predict Trump’s resounding victory last November, the economics profession failed to comprehend how his tariffs would play out," writes Matthew Lynn.

"It should now be asking itself an honest question: Where did it go wrong?"

Opinion | Economists were wrong about tariffs. They need to figure out why.

They’re becoming as useless as political pollsters.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Despite all the violence, extremism and animosity, there is really no long-term plan that doesn’t end with a two-state solution," Fareed Zakaria writes.
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Opinion | Five realities about the new Middle East

Regional dynamics favored a Gaza deal. Lasting peace depends on embracing a two-state endgame.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Four recent studies, all published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, highlight the necessity of getting this year’s influenza vaccine," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3Wx0X5w

Opinion | Thinking of skipping your flu shot? Here’s why you should reconsider.

Four recent CDC studies highlight the necessity of getting this year’s vaccine.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"The bottom line: The shutdown fight is more about messaging than meaningful impact," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/47gHs7n

Opinion | What does ‘full faith and credit of the U.S. government’ mean today?

Readers respond to the government shutdown.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Backfire," as drawn by Michael Ramirez 🎨 https://wapo.st/4nHlUXk

Opinion | Backfire

Michael Ramirez cartoon on Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"In achieving his ceasefire, Trump demonstrated skills and used tactics that showed more flexibility and cooperation than are typical of him," David Ignatius writes.
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Opinion | How Trump got his Gaza deal done

An imperious, go-it-alone president listened to others and built the coalition he needed.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"Unless the United States ups its game, it seems clear that this is a race China will dominate," Selina Xu and Helen Zhang write. https://wapo.st/3Wv5uW5

Opinion | The Chinese robots are coming

China is miles ahead in the race to dominate a technology that could define the 21st century.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"Yesteryear’s partisanship and occasional salaciousness aren’t the same as today’s systematically conspiratorial worldviews," @sohrabahmari.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/3IRQPRS

Opinion | Somehow, right-wing fabulist crackpottery is worse than ever

Trump’s populism is in power, but that is far from satisfying the loonier conservative precincts.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4h6iGu8

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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