Opinions P.M.: Joe Biden delivers one of the best inaugural addresses in memory

400,000 dead. Never forget these precious lives lost.; Many Americans want payback. We need a uniter instead.; How Biden can keep his promise to create unity; Transcript: Opinions commentary on Biden's inaugural address; Who helped Biden get the most votes in history?; If Trump issued secret pardons, they won't work; Trump ends it all with one final scam — and it bodes badly for Trumpism's future; Kayleigh McEnany's cowardly exit; Cartoon by Drew Sheneman; This is more than a change of presidents; Donald Trump's White House note to his successor; How Trump made China's currency great again; Trump's lies about the election haunt Virginia Republicans; On his final day, Trump demeaned the presidency one more time; In his final hours, Trump finally gets his tone right — but the damage can't be undone; Mitch McConnell finally admits that Trump and Republicans provoked the Capitol attack. Now what? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) Joe Biden delivers one of the best inaugural addresses in memory The Biden-Harris administration begins. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   400,000 dead. Never forget these precious lives lost. Another 100,000 are gone. Many could have lived had the government not failed. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Many Americans want payback. We need a uniter instead. We must unite, not because it's the nice thing to do but because it's the only way to solve our problems. By Timothy Shriver ●  Read more »   How Biden can keep his promise to create unity He has to redefine it as something that's possible to achieve. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Transcript: Opinions commentary on Biden's inaugural address Read a transcript of our columnists' real-time commentary on the inauguration. By Washington Post Opinions Staff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Who helped Biden get the most votes in history? An examination of the data reveals surprising patterns — and foreshadows a new direction for the Democratic Party. By David Byler ●  Read more »   If Trump issued secret pardons, they won't work It would be a legally dubious step. By Jeffrey Crouch ●  Read more »   Trump ends it all with one final scam — and it bodes badly for Trumpism's future It's a fitting end to a presidency that's been awash in grift from the start. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Kayleigh McEnany's cowardly exit An abrupt departure from the briefing room and a cowardly departure from the public eye. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Drew Sheneman An editorial cartoon by Drew Sheneman of the Star-Ledger By Drew Sheneman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   This is more than a change of presidents In just about every position of government, we are trading up. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Donald Trump's White House note to his successor The traditional transition letter from the outgoing president to the incoming one. By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   How Trump made China's currency great again Trump's most lasting economic legacy might be trashing the dollar in ways that set up China to fill the void. Oh, the irony. By William Pesek ●  Read more »   Trump's lies about the election haunt Virginia Republicans Republicans say they want to move on, put an end to the conspiracy theories and restore their voters' confidence in elections. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   On his final day, Trump demeaned the presidency one more time The former president's graceless exit. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   In his final hours, Trump finally gets his tone right — but the damage can't be undone Watching former president Donald Trump exit the White House on Wednesday brought an overwhelming sense of how badly he's been tarnished by his foolish fight to overturn the election. By Gary Abernathy ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell finally admits that Trump and Republicans provoked the Capitol attack. Now what? The soon-to-be Senate minority leader's answer say much about what's left of the Republican Party. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Henry Olsen for email alerts every time Henry publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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