Opinions P.M.: How a bus ride tells the story of a crisis that existed long before the virus hit

The country is paying a lot for the GOP's Obamacare sabotage; Will this crisis change the Republican Party? Don't bet on it.; Kayleigh McEnany says Trump's briefings are 'excellent.' Maybe she didn't watch them.; How did we get a president who advocates injecting disinfectant? 'Mrs. America' offers an answer.; The pandemic changed our definition of 'essential.' Will we act on what we learned?; Republicans have to run the campaign that Trump won't; 'We really are on our own here' in fight against coronavirus, says Michigan governor; D.C. should act now to save the lives of returning citizens; Maryland should not release prisoners. It's safer for everyone.; Republicans' Great Depression 2.0; Trump takes distancing to a whole new level; Please, Mr. President: No more briefings. America can't take it.; How much of our lives will coronavirus change — permanently?; Oh, we're supposed to wait until it is SAFE to reopen?; No, the coronavirus is not a biological weapon; Why are people bringing guns to anti-quarantine protests? To be intimidating.; Pandemic ethics: The case for experiments on human volunteers; Milan's medieval response to the plague holds lessons for today; The pandemic has made local news indispensable. It's also killing it.; Trump apologists' defense has been obliterated by 'But Lysol'; Washington won't fix the covid-19 crisis alone. But it can harness the private sector.; Covid-19 quickly kills some while others don't show symptoms. Can genetics explain this? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Joy Sharon Yi/The Washington Post) How a bus ride tells the story of a crisis that existed long before the virus hit The W4 bus is a lifeline through poorer areas of Washington, D.C., where food and services can be hard to reach. And it tells the story of a crisis that existed long before the coronavirus hit. By Joy Yi ●  Read more »   The country is paying a lot for the GOP's Obamacare sabotage The Supreme Court repudiates a Republican defunding effort. But the damage was done. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Will this crisis change the Republican Party? Don't bet on it. Some want the GOP to alter their economic approach. But resistance will be strong. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Kayleigh McEnany says Trump's briefings are 'excellent.' Maybe she didn't watch them. Recently installed press secretary does interview with Fox News, gaslights. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   How did we get a president who advocates injecting disinfectant? 'Mrs. America' offers an answer. A new drama profiles a woman who paved the way for Trump. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The pandemic changed our definition of 'essential.' Will we act on what we learned? As 'service' workers have become 'essential workers,' we must adjust our policy priorities to meet their needs. By William J. Barber II and Joe Kennedy III ●  Read more »   Republicans have to run the campaign that Trump won't Trump: Not perfect. Just better. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   'We really are on our own here' in fight against coronavirus, says Michigan governor "A national strategy for the procurement of PPE [personal protective equipment] and testing supplies alone would save lives," said Gov. Whitmer. By Jonathan Capehart ●  Read more »   D.C. should act now to save the lives of returning citizens Without structural changes in the way we address mass incarceration, prisoners will be abandoned to a liminal space between life and death. By Ralph Anwan "Big G" Glover and Ronald "Moe" Moten ●  Read more »   Maryland should not release prisoners. It's safer for everyone. In our fight against the coronavirus, public safety and public health go hand in hand. By Sean Kennedy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans' Great Depression 2.0 The Republican approach to the economic crisis could keep the party out of power for a long time. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Trump takes distancing to a whole new level Unlevel-headed. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   Please, Mr. President: No more briefings. America can't take it. The daily spew of misinformation and petulant rants is making everything worse. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   How much of our lives will coronavirus change — permanently? We won't be back to normal for a very long time. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Oh, we're supposed to wait until it is SAFE to reopen? Gee, you must think I don't understand anything! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   No, the coronavirus is not a biological weapon There are many reasons to be skeptical of conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus. By Dan Kaszeta ●  Read more »   Why are people bringing guns to anti-quarantine protests? To be intimidating. The mere presence of weapons at a protest expresses a threat. By Robert J. Spitzer ●  Read more »   Pandemic ethics: The case for experiments on human volunteers The pandemic has thrown previous moral assumptions into disarray. Yet the research we are willing to do to combat the virus is still governed by assumptions developed when less was at stake. By Peter Singer and Richard Yetter Chappell ●  Read more »   Milan's medieval response to the plague holds lessons for today We have the Middle Ages to thank for some of the most enduring advances in public health and medicine. By John Mulhall ●  Read more »   The pandemic has made local news indispensable. It's also killing it. Local outlets across the country are cutting salaries, laying off workers or closing down entirely. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Trump apologists' defense has been obliterated by 'But Lysol' The moment the jig is up? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Washington won't fix the covid-19 crisis alone. But it can harness the private sector. Two changes to our tax code could go a long way in our recovery. By Mike Lee ●  Read more »   Covid-19 quickly kills some while others don't show symptoms. Can genetics explain this? We are moving at unprecedented speed on a completely new kind of global genetics collaboration. By Andrea Ganna, Benjamin Neale and Mark Daly ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up »

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