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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Tomekah George for The Washington Post) Yes, we need a law protecting Black people against hair discrimination Some legislators have called the Crown Act — which would protect against hair bias — trivial. They're wrong. By Toella Pliakas ●  Read more »   The Texas woman arrested for an abortion is a harbinger of what's to come Republicans are feeling emboldened to push the envelope on all kinds of issues, and they've only begun. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   What I wish I'd known when I was 19 and had sex reassignment surgery Given the strong cultural forces today casting a benign light on these matters, I thought it might be helpful for young people, and their parents, to hear my story. By Corinna Cohn ●  Read more »   Black Lives Matter needs to get its (real expensive) house in order For years, people marched, got tear-gassed, donated and put their lives on the line in the hopes of Black emancipation — not a Black influencer McMansion. By Karen Attiah ●  Read more »   Trump is wrong about war. Russia's failure in Ukraine shows why. The Russian military isn't "woke." The Ukraine war is showing why that's a weakness, not a strength. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Liz Cheney is the most skillful advocate for democracy Cheney focuses on three key points. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Matt Davies An editorial guest cartoon from Matt Davies of Newsday Read more »   If Democrats get some easy midterm wins, they can thank Trump Could Trump's preference for crackpots hurt the GOP's chances of retaking the Senate? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   When does Biden plan on rallying the base? Democrats need to understand the stakes. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Euthanizing the Capitol Hill fox was the kindest choice I hope that we will ponder how impossible we have made life for foxes and other animals. Letters to the Editor  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     The Post's View In the battle against Putinism, France is the new front A Marine Le Pen win would be a huge boost to Vladimir Putin, symbolically and substantively. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Social media shouldn't let China do Russia's dirty work State-run outlets are spreading propaganda. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Opinions you may have missed (Ann Kiernan for The Washington Post) Grief is love, not a mental disorder The American Psychiatric Association's categorization of "prolonged" grief as a disorder pathologizes a normal, necessary process. By Devyn Greenberg ●  Read more »   My fiance is joining the front line in Ukraine I didn't want to discourage him, but I couldn't accept his decision for days. By Iuliia Mendel ●  Read more »   She was paid to stay off drugs. Here's why this approach could help others. A treatment known as "contingency management" has been shown to help people abstain from highly addictive drugs. So why is it vastly underused? The Opinions Essay ●  By Emefa Addo Agawu ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     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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