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President Trump, don't ignore the suffering at the border caused by your policies; Sensible Democrats, don't repeat sensible Republicans' 2016 mistakes; Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs takes brunt of wrongheaded editorial policy; Buttigieg found the obvious winning formula: Be an Obama clone; How Rush Limbaugh made the Trump presidency possible; In combating coronavirus, slamming the door to China will hurt more than help; President Trump sings one vision of America. Let me sing another.; Pelosi ripped up a speech. Trump is ripping up our democracy.; What's next — giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Duke?; I believe the president, and in the president; Trump's address proved he is a genius entertainer. Democrats ought to worry.; Susan Collins's impeachment vote personifies her soulless party; Trump won big with his State of the Union. But we've seen this all before. ; Trump's expanded travel ban is a blow to America's already tarnished global image; The important thing about impeachment is we all had fun and learned a lesson; Gretchen Whitmer proves normal and decent can pay off; Mike Pompeo is a terrible advocate for press freedom; Will acquittal kill the impeachment clause? The voters get the final say.; The inexplicable project to make Canada's Conservative Party more progressive; State of the Union is quite something else; The coronavirus reawakens old racist tropes against Chinese people; Republicans sold their souls for so little; Juan Guaidó may have united Congress briefly, but he is faltering in Venezuela; In an age of style, editor Alice Mayhew was a spitfire of substance; New Hampshire just got more important for three contenders ; Something truly horrible happened at the State of the Union! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Senate Television via AP) Mitt Romney shows us all is not lost The senator from Utah shows us the Constitution is not just words on paper. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   President Trump, don't ignore the suffering at the border caused by your policies What families are enduring is a slap in the face to the sacredness of human life. By Sister Norma Pimentel ●  Read more »   Sensible Democrats, don't repeat sensible Republicans' 2016 mistakes Centrist Democrats can try to coordinate a response to the Iowa success of Sanders and Warren. But the 2016 GOP primary suggests it might not work. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs takes brunt of wrongheaded editorial policy She was booted from a Trump rally. It's surprising since she can't truly criticize the president. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Buttigieg found the obvious winning formula: Be an Obama clone His strong finish in the Iowa caucuses shouldn't be surprising. By Stephen Stromberg ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How Rush Limbaugh made the Trump presidency possible It was offensive to see Limbaugh get the Medal of Freedom. It was also utterly unsurprising. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   In combating coronavirus, slamming the door to China will hurt more than help Surveillance, diagnostics and improving capacity in health care systems are more practical priorities. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   President Trump sings one vision of America. Let me sing another. America's history is not finished, nor has it been truly accepted by the nation. By Danielle Allen ●  Read more »   Pelosi ripped up a speech. Trump is ripping up our democracy. Pundits and reporters who lament this erosion in decorum are wildly missing the point. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   What's next — giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Duke? Trump disgraces his office and a high honor. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I believe the president, and in the president The Trumpist's creed. By George Conway ●  Read more »   Trump's address proved he is a genius entertainer. Democrats ought to worry. The president has an undeniable gift for making memorable moments. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Susan Collins's impeachment vote personifies her soulless party Cowardice and incoherence are the Republicans' identifying characteristics. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Trump won big with his State of the Union. But we've seen this all before. Does Trump have the discipline to not revive his nasty persona online? By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   Trump's expanded travel ban is a blow to America's already tarnished global image The president adds six nations for no good reason. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The important thing about impeachment is we all had fun and learned a lesson You can't close ranks without getting a little closer to each other. By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Gretchen Whitmer proves normal and decent can pay off The response to the State of the Union address is never easy. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Mike Pompeo is a terrible advocate for press freedom You can no longer assume the world won't notice the gap between rhetoric and actions. By Frida Ghitis ●  Read more »   Will acquittal kill the impeachment clause? The voters get the final say. This November, the Constitution itself will be on the ballot. By Harry Litman ●  Read more »   The inexplicable project to make Canada's Conservative Party more progressive Peter MacKay hopes his moderate pedigree will prove sufficient fuel for the most audacious phase of his political career yet. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   State of the Union is quite something else Another fine mess Trump has gotten us into. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   The coronavirus reawakens old racist tropes against Chinese people Stereotypes about China, its people and culture — which could actually hinder the response to a serious crisis — endure. By John Pomfret ●  Read more »   Republicans sold their souls for so little Trump's actual accomplishments are negligible. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Juan Guaidó may have united Congress briefly, but he is faltering in Venezuela With the Maduro propaganda machine working overtime to portray the opposition leader as a Trump puppet, the optics are a two-edged sword. By Francisco Toro ●  Read more »   In an age of style, editor Alice Mayhew was a spitfire of substance The world was a better place with Alice reading manuscripts. By David A. Maraniss ●  Read more »   New Hampshire just got more important for three contenders The Granite State's primary is probably the last shot for a few of the presidential candidates. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Something truly horrible happened at the State of the Union! And I do not mean that Rush Limbaugh was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom. By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Today's WorldView for analysis on the most important global story of the day, top reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know, in your inbox weekdays. Sign up »

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