Opinions P.M.: Trump is benefiting from a covid-19 grace period. It won’t last forever.

The conspiracy cupboard is bare; Yes, Donald Trump is to blame for this depression; Trump supports a different size of mask; Graduates, you don't need that commencement. But here's a speech anyway.; It's not just pros. Our kids are starving to get their sports back, too.; We need smart solutions to mitigate the coronavirus's impact. Here are 37. ; A sweeping setback for Trump's foreign business dealings; The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself; Biden still needs black women. Here are 3 things he needs to do.; Covid-19's health effects are concentrated on older people. But the economic effects are hurting the young and poor. ; Emmet Sullivan and the awesome power of federal judges; Put Rand Paul in the penalty box; Venezuela shows how mercenaries have become a global security threat; China's attempt to strong-arm Australia should disturb the world; The pandemic shut down choirs. We're finding new ways to sing together.; The Fed chairman sides with Nancy Pelosi; The crisis within the crisis in Prince George's County; James M. Weaver opened our ears to history; Someone committed a crime in the Michael Flynn case. It wasn't him. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Trump is benefiting from a covid-19 grace period. It won't last forever. The ups and downs in Trump's approval rating (and yes, his polls do fluctuate) are tied to policy and competence. That's bad news when he's bungling a crisis. By David Byler ●  Read more »   The conspiracy cupboard is bare The distractions are not very distracting. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Yes, Donald Trump is to blame for this depression "Nobody blames me," he says. But it's past time we started doing so. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Trump supports a different size of mask Prescription fit. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   Graduates, you don't need that commencement. But here's a speech anyway. Sorry/Congratulations to the Class of 2020. By Zach Zimmerman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's not just pros. Our kids are starving to get their sports back, too. I didn't realize how central sports were to our relationship until the pandemic shut them all down. By Jason Wilson ●  Read more »   We need smart solutions to mitigate the coronavirus's impact. Here are 37. Fresh ideas are needed for dealing with this crisis. Here's an update to the running list. Read more »   A sweeping setback for Trump's foreign business dealings The full 4th Circuit repuidiates Trump's receipt of foreign emoluments. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself How the conventions of political reporting reward Trump's bad faith and lying. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Biden still needs black women. Here are 3 things he needs to do. He has done much. Now he must do more. By LaTosha Brown, Tiffany D. Cross, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Alicia Garza, Sunny Hostin, Angela Rye and Amanda Seales ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Covid-19's health effects are concentrated on older people. But the economic effects are hurting the young and poor. Most of the pandemic's costs are being borne by our children and grandchildren, particularly the poorest among them. By Edward P. Lazear ●  Read more »   Emmet Sullivan and the awesome power of federal judges Former national security adviser Michael Flynn may still face punishment. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Put Rand Paul in the penalty box He, of all people, should know that impetuous decisions can put others at risk. By Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   Venezuela shows how mercenaries have become a global security threat No one wants the return of private warfare, but few are taking action to slow its growth. By Sean McFate ●  Read more »   China's attempt to strong-arm Australia should disturb the world The United States and its allies must stand up to China's bullying tactics. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   The pandemic shut down choirs. We're finding new ways to sing together. The human impulse to connect and harmonize is stronger than ever. By Tim Sharp ●  Read more »   The Fed chairman sides with Nancy Pelosi Go big, says Jerome Powell. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The crisis within the crisis in Prince George's County I understand intimately that we ignore the needs of immigrant, poor communities at our own peril. By Deni L. Taveras ●  Read more »   James M. Weaver opened our ears to history Weaver turned the Smithsonian Institution and its extensive collection of historic musical instruments into a center of the early music movement. Appreciation ●  By David Von Drehle ●  Read more »   Someone committed a crime in the Michael Flynn case. It wasn't him. The crime of leaking the details about Flynn and Sergey Kislyak's call could only have been committed by a small universe of people. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »     Opinions Videos Vice President Biden, you need black women voters. This is how to win us. (Produced by Kate Woodsome and Joy Sharon Yi)   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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