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How the Republican Party became a death cult; Funny how Trump's dislike for 'losers' doesn't extend to Confederate generals; An exploding coronavirus crisis shows Modi is not up to the task of leading India ; Joel Schumacher's superpower was his empathy; A political disaster is looming for Republicans on health care; Keep your eye on the new monuments being erected in Washington; Remove all Confederate monuments; Freezer Jeans; Trump's frantic shifting of blame for coronavirus has hit rock bottom ; Tell me again, which side is in disarray?; Our monuments are representations of myth, not fact; Trump's language is racist. Period.; How a tech company prevailed against the state in Putin's Russia; These numbers show that black and white people live in two different Americas; America's digital divide is an emergency; The Republican convention is gearing up to be a disaster; It doesn't matter which woman Joe Biden picks as his running mate; William Barr shows how low you must go ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     Wearing a mask is not a political statement. It's crucial to beating this pandemic. Mr. Trump is obscuring and impugning to obscure and impugnwhat should be a responsible act of personal protection and public hygiene. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   How the Republican Party became a death cult Republicans insist on making themselves vulnerable. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Funny how Trump's dislike for 'losers' doesn't extend to Confederate generals To him, it's about preserving white supremacy. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   An exploding coronavirus crisis shows Modi is not up to the task of leading India As with each case of sickness, the economic pain also seems to be spreading and is being felt more widespread. By Rana Ayyub ●  Read more »   Joel Schumacher's superpower was his empathy His work should be remembered for more than Batman. By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A political disaster is looming for Republicans on health care This is not the best time to advocate tossing millions off their coverage and plunging the entire system into chaos. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Keep your eye on the new monuments being erected in Washington These statues won't be so easy to pull down as the old ones. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Remove all Confederate monuments Catch up on the transcript of my latest live chat. Live Chat ●  By Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   Freezer Jeans Catch up on the transcript of my latest live chat. Live Chat ●  By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Trump's frantic shifting of blame for coronavirus has hit rock bottom The president who said, 'I don't take responsibility,' searches for new scapegoats. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Tell me again, which side is in disarray? All-in for Trump, or every person for himself? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Our monuments are representations of myth, not fact Filmmaker Ken Burns reflects on James Baldwin's understanding of liberty, and how our most venerated monuments can remind us of where America falls short. By Ken Burns ●  Read more »   Trump's language is racist. Period. Let's use the 'R' word. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   How a tech company prevailed against the state in Putin's Russia Over time, the attempt to show the state's strength and decisiveness in the face of a defiant private company turned into exactly the opposite. By Alexander Baunov ●  Read more »   These numbers show that black and white people live in two different Americas Numbers can help put American racism in perspective: The United States is a vastly different country, depending on the color of your skin. By Sergio Peçanha ●  Read more »   America's digital divide is an emergency Denying high-speed Internet to all Americans puts marginalized groups at risk. By Katrina vanden Heuvel ●  Read more »   The Republican convention is gearing up to be a disaster As covid-19 cases soar, it's time for Florida to nix the RNC. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   It doesn't matter which woman Joe Biden picks as his running mate Yes, the vice president is important. But the stakes are simply too high to declare bright lines. By Donna Edwards ●  Read more »   William Barr shows how low you must go When they go low, they go lower. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Today's WorldView for analysis on the most important global story of the day, top reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know, in your inbox weekdays. Sign up »

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