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What a polarizing, divisive speech from President Biden!; Australia's 'mice plague' is horrific. Consider yourself warned.; Right-wing scare tactics are often ridiculous — except these laws; Sorry, President Biden: The GOP's zombie economic ideas will never die; Biden's speech was pandemic political theater meant to justify a miasma of government spending; Do Tucker Carlson's viewers take him at his word?; America's gender panic about kids is getting explosive. Literally.; Biden catches the wave of economic growth; Tim Scott missed an opportunity to bring his party back to its principles; No wonder Biden had a bounce in his step; Voter turnout is low on purpose — and it has been for more than a century; Tim Scott's weak rebuttal shows a GOP badly on the defensive; Republicans are raising self-sabotage to an art form; Dropping an author is one thing. Vanishing his book is another.; President Biden is listening to communities on violence prevention. Congress should, too.; Why reimagining safety looks different in rural America ; My success has helped move the needle. But it'll take more to end 200 years of Asian stereotypes.; The United States can't let other countries write AI policy for it; Republicans are right to oppose Biden's bloated spending plans. But they need their own blueprint. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Ellen Weinstein for The Wasthington Post/undefined) The use of race- and sex-based data to calculate damages is a stain on our legal system The use of data that explicitly defines people based on race and sex ensures that victims who are female, Black or from other marginalized communities receive lower damage awards than White men. By Ronen Avraham and Kimberly Yuracko ●  Read more »   What a polarizing, divisive speech from President Biden! Where is his outreach to those who want to punish and dehumanize? By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Australia's 'mice plague' is horrific. Consider yourself warned. While the world loves discussing attacks by Australia's sharks, crocodiles and spiders, it's an army of tiny mice that win the prize for the imposition of widespread misery. By Richard Glover ●  Read more »   Right-wing scare tactics are often ridiculous — except these laws It's all fun and games until somebody starts making laws By Kate Cohen ●  Read more »   Sorry, President Biden: The GOP's zombie economic ideas will never die The next time Republicans have power, trickle-down economics will be back with a vengeance. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden's speech was pandemic political theater meant to justify a miasma of government spending Democrats need the coronavirus crisis as a pretext. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Do Tucker Carlson's viewers take him at his word? On Monday night, Carlson implored his crowd to call the authorities if they see kids being forced to wear masks. Did anyone actually do that? By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   America's gender panic about kids is getting explosive. Literally. Gender reveals that shake up entire towns. A wave of legislation aimed at trans kids. Adults need to take a deep, deep breath. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Biden catches the wave of economic growth The president is getting an extra boost from sunny economic numbers. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Tim Scott missed an opportunity to bring his party back to its principles In normal times, the GOP would direct its response to the massive government spending Biden proposes, but these are not normal times. By Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   No wonder Biden had a bounce in his step In hyperpolarized times, polls show the president has a solid majority of voters behind him. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Voter turnout is low on purpose — and it has been for more than a century Modern voter suppression efforts echo policies from nearly 150 years ago. By Jon Grinspan ●  Read more »   Tim Scott's weak rebuttal shows a GOP badly on the defensive It would be nice if the GOP portrayed in the response to Biden actually existed. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Republicans are raising self-sabotage to an art form They apparently are fine hurting themselves, so long as their opponents are hurt as well. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Dropping an author is one thing. Vanishing his book is another. Most of the artists you're interested in are probably not people you'd like. But does that mean you reject their work, regardless of merit? By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   President Biden is listening to communities on violence prevention. Congress should, too. Instead of more heartbreaking tragedies and shocking statistics, let's put these young men on the path to a better, more peaceful life. By Fatimah Loren Dreier and David Muhammad ●  Read more »   Why reimagining safety looks different in rural America Reimagining justice and safety in rural communities will rely on sustaining and resourcing a movement to end the jail boom and rebuild resilience in small communities. By Jasmine Heiss and Krishnaveni Gundu ●  Read more »   My success has helped move the needle. But it'll take more to end 200 years of Asian stereotypes. The boxes Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are placed in today are no longer literal. But they're still confining. By Lucy Liu ●  Read more »   The United States can't let other countries write AI policy for it A new E.U. proposal gives the White House a chance to engage on artificial intelligence. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Republicans are right to oppose Biden's bloated spending plans. But they need their own blueprint. This is a good moment for them to get over their allergy to government spending. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Dana Milbank for email alerts every time Dana publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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