Opinions
Opinions
Should Biden make Ukraine aid a centerpiece of his campaign?
Could the war in Ukraine change the 2024 election landscape?
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What were Romeo and Juliet’s favorite fruit? I was taking your jokes.
Alexandra’s live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.
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You don’t want immigrants? Then tell grandma she can never retire.
Without immigrants, the U.S. economy’s stellar job growth wouldn’t be possible.
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The U.S. is more prepared for bird flu than you might think
The federal government has plans in place in case avian flu becomes the next pandemic.
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‘Freedom but no jobs’ — South Africans rethink Mandela’s legacy
Nelson Mandela is revered around the world for averting civil war in South Africa. But ahead of May elections, young South Africans are questioning his legacy.
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A modest proposal to save higher education
Two existential threats to colleges and universities, one solution.
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D.C.’s truancy problem won’t get better without involved parents
Plus, Post readers on children’s health, urban planning, Ukraine aid and political parties.
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Biden sanctions Alaska
Michael Ramirez cartoon on restrictions on Alaska’s petroleum reserve.
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There’s no sidestepping hurt and division this Passover
Plus: Long-awaited Ukraine aid. A doctor recalibrates his understanding of the human body.
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Tortured poets discuss Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Here’s what Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe thought.
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The U.S. — and its troops abroad — are vulnerable to low-flying drones
The U.S. and its troops overseas are vulnerable to drones — and to our own confusion about how to cope with them.
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How to celebrate Earth Day this year? Just dump this toxic stuff.
It might seem counterintuitive, but plastic as a material is not recyclable.
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Religious worship is a human right, even in China. Bring David Lin home.
David Lin, an American citizen, became active in the “house church” movement in China. For this, he has been wrongfully imprisoned in Beijing for nearly two decades.
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The first Seder since Oct. 7 arrives in a hostile, beautiful world
Part philosophical symposium, part feast, part story slam, part singalong, the Seder is a conversation haunted by the past, illuminated by the promise of a future.
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What I learned about the human body from a sudden fall
Physicians must not only study the human body, but live in it.
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As the concrete of the world comes apart, I hope for more flowers in the cracks
The long American-made world order is ending. I am ready for something else to arrive.
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Who will ultimately pay for the Key Bridge disaster?
Plus, Post readers on pets, civil war in Sudan, our children’s food and Trumpism.
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On an important vote for Israel, some Democrats took a stand
At some point, leading Democrats might find they can no longer ignore the wider party’s views on the war in Gaza.
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Speaker Johnson and the House show allies can rely on the U.S. — still
The House has voted much-needed aid for Ukraine and others. But can the U.S. be relied on beyond this?
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