Opinions P.M.: Ketanji Brown Jackson will bring perspective to a court too often removed from real life

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Kevin Lamarque/AFP/Getty Images) Jackson will bring perspective to a court too often removed from real life Jackson would be a justice whose voice is amplified by experience. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Ahmaud Arbery's racist killers are grotesque, but their 'hate crimes' prosecution was a show trial The punishment of thought crimes is the odious essence of totalitarianism. By George F. Will ●  Read more »   GOP humoring of Trump's praise of Putin sinks to absurd new lows How Republicans are trying to criticize Putin while remaining faithful to Trumpism. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Ketanji Brown Jackson faces an epic fight Expect Republicans to blame her for the recent increase in crime, and who knows what else. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Cartoons by Matt Davies, Drew Sheneman and Dana Summers Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions on the war in Ukraine The saddest irony of Putin's war on Ukraine Ukrainians and Russians understand each other well. Yet the war is showing how different the two countries are. By Nataliya Gumenyuk ●  Read more »   Putin has unfinished business in America The Russian strongman has every reason to think he can do in 2024 what he did in 2016 By Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   Putin thinks he can win a new Cold War. He may be right. Weapons alone didn't win the first Cold War. And they won't win the next one, either. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   A Ukrainian responds to Russia's attack As Russia attacked her country, Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk spoke with James Hohmann about the long struggle for an independent Ukraine. 'Podcast, Go On' Podcsat  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How can Putin sustain this war on Ukraine? Jennifer Rubin answered your questions. Read the transcript. Reader Q&A  ●  Read more »     The Post's View In Texas, it is the politicians who are abusing transgender children Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott are seeing political advantage in attacking transgender children. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court is historic and sound This eminently qualified judge deserves a fair hearing. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The extreme wildfires raging around the world could become a lot worse Experts warn that we are nearing a tipping point. Mitigation strategies must be bolstered by strong climate policies. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Local Opinions D.C. has enough cash on hand to help people facing eviction We must be less conservative in our budgeting and attend to human needs as a higher priority. By Katharine Landfield ●  Read more »   Bullet holes at Anacostia High School expose the paradoxical world of teaching I get hugs and I get cussed at. The pendulum of temperaments swings wildly. By Donna Lewis Johnson ●  Read more »   Virginians can work together on the climate crisis Over the years, I have seen the toll that climate change is taking on Virginia's islands, and I worry for the businesses and people in this place I deeply love. By Andrea McGimsey ●  Read more »   Maryland can't wait for traffic relief Traffic is back and will only get worse unless substantial corrective action is taken in the very near future. By Stephen Courtien and Howard Levine ●  Read more »     Opinions you may have missed on the Supreme Court (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) You probably haven't heard of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That's going to change. She's a Black woman who may soon be just one promotion away from the Supreme Court. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Biden blocked the first Black woman from the Supreme Court Democrats' commitment to diversity is a ruse. By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   The lessons of an avoidably unseemly Supreme Court retirement Democrats' public pressure on Breyer to retire undercut the message he wanted to emphasize as he left: the need to maximize the court's political independence, however imperfect it might be. By Charles Lane ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     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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