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Coronavirus is invading Red America, new data show. That's ominous for Trump.; The first things I'll do when this is all over; Just how bad is the economy?; You don't have to be great right now. 'Good enough' will do.; I tweeted about my mother's covid-19 diagnosis — and then the spiritual floodgates opened; Trump's reopening gambit bombs; Mitch McConnell's worst idea — maybe ever; McConnell suggests states seek bankruptcy protections; Covid-19 threatens yet another victim: Social Security; Why Iran's coronavirus pandemic is also a crisis of human rights; Voting by mail may not be the solution you think it is; The danger of doing what you think Trump wants; Reforming the GOP begins by voting Democratic in November; The lessons from Trump's reckless recommendation of hydroxychloroquine; From Fox News, a big dose of dumb on hydroxychloroquine; The Fed needs to set clear rules for its new lending program. And then get the money flowing.; By punishing coronavirus truth-tellers, Trump puts us all at risk; How Canada can move forward from the deadliest shooting event in its history; Trump finds limits of distraction, demonization and denial ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Doug Chayka for The Washington Post) Here are the innovations we need to reopen the economy We have the will but not the way — yet. By Bill Gates ●  Read more »   Coronavirus is invading Red America, new data show. That's ominous for Trump. This will badly complicate Trump's anti-lockdown push. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   The first things I'll do when this is all over Put on a shirt, for starters. By Rick Reilly ●  Read more »   Just how bad is the economy? The pandemic brings economic pain. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   You don't have to be great right now. 'Good enough' will do. For when the anxiety about all you're not doing begins to creep in. By Lisa J. Servon ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I tweeted about my mother's covid-19 diagnosis — and then the spiritual floodgates opened My feed filled with messages of empathy, love and compassion. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Trump's reopening gambit bombs Just how out of touch are the Trumpers? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell's worst idea — maybe ever Republican antagonism toward government will worsen the recession. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   McConnell suggests states seek bankruptcy protections Republican congressman Peter T. King (N.Y.) calls Mitch McConnell the "Marie Antoinette of the Senate." By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Covid-19 threatens yet another victim: Social Security Fixing the problem is theoretically easy. It just takes political will. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why Iran's coronavirus pandemic is also a crisis of human rights The assault of the virus is making an already bad situation even worse. By Nazanin Boniadi ●  Read more »   Voting by mail may not be the solution you think it is It's dangerous out there. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   The danger of doing what you think Trump wants Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gets thrown under the bus. He won't be the last. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Reforming the GOP begins by voting Democratic in November Joe Biden is a throwback. But to a saner time, with superior options. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   The lessons from Trump's reckless recommendation of hydroxychloroquine The United States has a rigorous drug testing and approval system for a reason. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   From Fox News, a big dose of dumb on hydroxychloroquine The wondrous power of the drug was approaching Benghazi-levels of hype at Fox News, until an April pivot. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   The Fed needs to set clear rules for its new lending program. And then get the money flowing. In addition to the risk of not doing enough, the Fed faces the risk of arbitrary selection in the allocation of credit. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   By punishing coronavirus truth-tellers, Trump puts us all at risk Trump exacerbates the crisis by insisting that scientists lie. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   How Canada can move forward from the deadliest shooting event in its history We must ask how we can honor and respect the dead and those who have lost their loved ones. By David Moscrop ●  Read more »   Trump finds limits of distraction, demonization and denial His antics seem less and less effective. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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