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No vaccine can end America's pandemic of ignorance and irrationality; A new tea party, with Trump as its leader; Senate Republicans could restore a bit of civility by confirming Neera Tanden; Media resolutions: Do better in 2021; Zoom is complicit in Chinese repression; A decade after the Tunisian revolution, we're still fighting for freedom and change; MacKenzie Scott's philanthropy is admirable. But why is it possible?; Don't let Mitch McConnell get away with his vile rewriting of history; I fled with my family to Australia. Now guilt and relief mix as the U.S. continues to unravel.; How Netanyahu's malicious fear-mongering could backfire on him; Here's the ultimate holiday gift list; Cartoon by Pia Guerra; Petri Dishes: The last chat of 2020; Barr's refusal to worsen his atrocious legacy is not praiseworthy ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Richard Drew/AP) Christie Smythe and Martin Shkreli: A love story for the Trump era Every era gets the love story it deserves. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   No vaccine can end America's pandemic of ignorance and irrationality The biggest divide in modern America is between those who are rational and those who aren't. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   A new tea party, with Trump as its leader Was your devotion to Trump unwavering? Did you promote the stolen election myth? If you're a Republican, that could determine your fate. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Senate Republicans could restore a bit of civility by confirming Neera Tanden Confirming Biden's OMB choice would be a small display of the respect once shown to the other side's presidents and to the office they hold. By Mitch Daniels ●  Read more »   Media resolutions: Do better in 2021 The media learned some hard lessons in 2020. Now, they must remember them. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Zoom is complicit in Chinese repression The video-conferencing company fails the free-expression test. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   A decade after the Tunisian revolution, we're still fighting for freedom and change We didn't expect how strong the foundations of our autocracy were — and how quickly we would hand over our freedoms to those we elected. By Emel Mathlouthi ●  Read more »   MacKenzie Scott's philanthropy is admirable. But why is it possible? While we applaud the gift, let us also consider the underlying work that must be done to support true transformation. By Edgar Villanueva ●  Read more »   Don't let Mitch McConnell get away with his vile rewriting of history The story of how we got a deal suggests McConnell will sabotage the recovery next year. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   I fled with my family to Australia. Now guilt and relief mix as the U.S. continues to unravel. Life is pretty normal here, almost as if this past year never happened. By Lindsay Knaak-Stuart ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How Netanyahu's malicious fear-mongering could backfire on him There's a chance that, without any intent on Netanyahu's part, his latest moves might begin to dispel the distrust on which he has built his career. By Gershom Gorenberg ●  Read more »   Here's the ultimate holiday gift list It involves everyone getting what they deserve. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Pia Guerra An editorial cartoon by Pia Guerra of hellkitty.com By Pia Guerra ●  Read more »   Petri Dishes: The last chat of 2020 Read a transcript of my latest live chat. Live Chat ●  By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Barr's refusal to worsen his atrocious legacy is not praiseworthy Refusing to do ludicrous things begs the question: Why only now? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     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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