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The Senate's new normal: Tiny, fragile majorities; The biggest 2020 election surprise you probably never heard of; Meet Kevin McCarthy, political hollow man; In this weird work environment, it just might be a good time to be a teenager; Republicans think they won't pay a price for assaulting democracy. Here's why.; How I wound up with a wound from heteronyms; Biden should embrace a carbon tax; Stop saying Republicans are 'cowards' who fear Trump. The truth is far worse.; Republicans don't just lie to voters. They lie to themselves.; Think Republicans in Washington are bad? They're far worse at the state level.; Cartoon by Pia Guerra; Liz Cheney's other problem ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (LM Otero/AP) Why I can't wrap my head around baseball's embrace of sports betting It's legal, but it's weird for a game that once seemed to abhor the very idea of betting. By Micheline Maynard ●  Read more »   The Senate's new normal: Tiny, fragile majorities Here's the 2022 landscape and what it means. By David Byler ●  Read more »   The biggest 2020 election surprise you probably never heard of Asian American and Pacific Islander voters made a difference. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Meet Kevin McCarthy, political hollow man With his fealty to Trump, the House minority leader shows himself willing to sacrifice character, country and dignity for personal gain. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   In this weird work environment, it just might be a good time to be a teenager As the academic year winds down, employment opportunities for entry-level workers appear to be revving up. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans think they won't pay a price for assaulting democracy. Here's why. They'll probably take back the House next year and maybe the Senate too, no matter how unhinged they get. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   How I wound up with a wound from heteronyms I don't live to give live presentations, but here's what I said about words that are spelled the same but don't sound alike. By John Ficarra ●  Read more »   Biden should embrace a carbon tax Putting a price on carbon would advance America's leadership role in the world. By Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Erskine B. Bowles ●  Read more »   Stop saying Republicans are 'cowards' who fear Trump. The truth is far worse. This isn't just about fealty to Trump and the "Big Lie." It's a deeper abandonment of democracy. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans don't just lie to voters. They lie to themselves. Trump Republicans and Cheney Republicans cannot coexist. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Think Republicans in Washington are bad? They're far worse at the state level. The GOP assault on our democratic institutions enjoys wide support from the party's grass roots. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Pia Guerra An editorial guest cartoon by Pia Guerra of HellKItty.com By Pia Guerra ●  Read more »   Liz Cheney's other problem What should Republicans believe? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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