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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Alex Brandon/AP) We're in danger of losing our democracy. Most Americans are in denial. The Jan. 6 Republicans are an existential threat to our system of representative government. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Forget the WHO. India owes its people the truth about covid-19. Based on my reporting, at least hundreds of thousands of Indians — most of them abjectly poor — would have died overlooked, forgotten and eventually uncounted. By Barkha Dutt ●  Read more »   Endless war in Ukraine hurts national and global security It is vital to step back from the emotions stirred by this conflict and assess our real security priorities. By Katrina vanden Heuvel ●  Read more »   Imran Khan is pushing Pakistan to the brink The ex-prime minister is refusing to accept his fall from power. By Hamid Mir ●  Read more »   What's wrong with Australia's elections? I blame the Americans. In the run-up to the vote on May 21, candidates have become contestants in a daily quiz show, with Australian journalists the anchors. By Richard Glover ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sanctions against a Chinese surveillance firm would answer a real threat Hikvision is at the cutting edge of the new totalitarianism. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The left is counting on an abortion backlash that may never come What if Roe falls and our politics essentially remains as it is? By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   That time Alito overturned a long-standing precedent and — crickets The 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME was supposed to change everything for public-sector unions. It hasn't turned out that way. By Charles Lane ●  Read more »   Republicans as 'compassionate consensus builders'? Really? The leaked NRSC memo makes you wonder if Republicans believe anything they say about abortion. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Virginia lawmakers are unprepared for a post-Roe landscape Democrats can play defense until the 2023 elections, when the state House and Senate will be on the ballot. Or even longer, to the 2025 gubernatorial race. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The big conservative freakout about the Supreme Court is a sham It's never been more political, because they made it that way. Yet they'll deny it until their dying breath. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   A last chance for real justice emerges in the Bijan Ghaisar case The case of Bijan Ghaisar, the unarmed man shot to death by U.S. Park Police officers in 2017, is a case study in police impunity. Attorney General Merrick Garland has a chance to correct that. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Mike Luckovich An editorial guest cartoon from Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read more »   Biden's magical thinking on inflation continues It's time for action. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Leaked emails from Trump's lawyer show blueprint for a 2024 coup The road map for a future stolen election is taking shape right in plain sight. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   A Trump endorsement is powerful. But clearly not insurmountable. The former president can certainly help candidates. But he can't make them win. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   Jen Psaki's puny conflict of interest The outgoing White House press secretary has a conflict of interest, albeit a small one. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   She dreamed of becoming a nurse, but then ran afoul of a Texas court Erma Wilson hopes to penetrate the shield of immunity that protects prosecutors from paying financial damages when they violate defendants' constitutional rights. By George F. Will ●  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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