Opinions
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Russia shows resilience. There is more to do for Ukraine. Russia has proved more resilient than expected while Ukraine has been weakened.washingtonpost.com
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J.D. Vance is at the heart of the GOP tragedy. Or is it a farce? Plus: Stymieing green tech. Journalists try to talk to protesters.washingtonpost.com
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D.C. has a CFO for a reason. The council would be wise to remember it. Since the days of the control board, the fiscal watchdog has helped keep city finances sound.washingtonpost.com
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Trump promises tax cuts and fewer rules. CEOs shouldn’t fall for it. To the former president, democracy is negotiable.washingtonpost.com
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What’s in a name? Everything, if it honors treason and slavery. A school board said renaming schools after Confederates was honoring the community’s heritage. Readers had other ideas.washingtonpost.com
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What divestment from Israel can, and can’t, accomplish Is divestment a secondary tactic? Or a way to make colleges live up to their values?washingtonpost.com
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How impressive is your Cannes superyacht? If you can still see the light of the sun, it’s not big enough.washingtonpost.com
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Cartoon by Dana Summer Dana Summers cartoon on Anthony Blinken’s trip to Ukraine.washingtonpost.com
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Cartoon by Kal Cartoon by Kal on political divisions in the U.S.washingtonpost.com
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Trump’s courtroom enablers Ann Telnaes cartoon on GOP figures attending the Donald Trump trial.washingtonpost.com
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Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal Plus, Democrats can benefit from both presidential debates and Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary.washingtonpost.com
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Harrison Butker doesn’t only kick footballs The NFL should have defended the Kansas City kicker’s right to speak his mind.washingtonpost.com
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At campus protests, ‘DO NOT TALK TO THE MEDIA’! Student protest organizations have rules against speaking to the media.washingtonpost.com
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On Gaza, Biden is right and Netanyahu is wrong With Israeli officials and generals turning on the prime minister, the country must adjust course.washingtonpost.com
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You won’t hear much about campaign finance reform in 2024. Good. The progressive dream of controlling political speech by controlling political money has vanished.washingtonpost.com
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Readers critique The Post: Whitewashed hogwash Here are this week's Free for All letters.washingtonpost.com
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‘Salacious’ and other words that don’t quite mean what people think Certain words — “coruscating,” “pulchritude,” “bemused” — don’t mean what many people think they do.washingtonpost.com
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Why are both Biden and the GOP sabotaging clean-energy technologies? Leaders of both parties are all too willing to turn away solutions to climate change.washingtonpost.com
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Tariffs against China hamstring the transition to a clean energy future The new tariffs against Chinese clean energy imports will slow progress against climate change and provide next to nothing in return.washingtonpost.com
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Robert Kagan on his latest novel 'Rebellion,' and why a country led by Trump would be 'frightening' Historian and Washington Post editor at large Robert Kagan joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the stakes in the 2024 presidential election, the historical parallels to this moment in American politics and what he calls the “anti-liberal rebellion.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 16, 2024.washingtonpost.com