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Remember Senate Republicans who dismissed Trump's wrongdoing — and show them the door; Trump and his spinners are suddenly freaking out about Florida. Here's why.; Ellen DeGeneres turned kindness into a brand. Now the brand may bring her down.; Trump sneered at the Civil Rights Act. We know why.; China's propaganda machine in Hong Kong is setting up a generational battle; What if the coronavirus vaccine doesn't arrive soon?; What we are learning and relearning about the VP pick; What Missouri's surprise expansion of Medicaid shows about the big debates to come; One of humanity's remarkable achievements is the absence of a third nuclear weapon; Trump lets on that his attack on voting-by-mail is fake; Is Levar Stoney's political star still on the rise?; Mr. President, you're no Theodore Roosevelt; Trump's convention speech will be the epitome of narcissism. Biden's will be the opposite. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) As Beirut mourns, our failed leadership looks for someone to punish. I say they must all go. The lack of concern of Lebanese governments throughout the years, the corruption and narcissistic incompetence are almost Trumpian. By Rabih Alameddine ●  Read more »   Remember Senate Republicans who dismissed Trump's wrongdoing — and show them the door Right and wrong should matter in America. By Val Demings ●  Read more »   Trump and his spinners are suddenly freaking out about Florida. Here's why. The Trump campaign scrambles to remind seniors that vote-by-mail is good, after all. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Ellen DeGeneres turned kindness into a brand. Now the brand may bring her down. The virtue she wore as a medallion has become the millstone around her neck. By Kevin T. Porter ●  Read more »   Trump sneered at the Civil Rights Act. We know why. This is a presidency defined by racism. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   China's propaganda machine in Hong Kong is setting up a generational battle Diving into media channels to better understand these attitudes, I found that most share similar themes and messages. By Arthur Tam ●  Read more »   What if the coronavirus vaccine doesn't arrive soon? Suppose there's no vaccine in two or four years. What would we wish we had done today? By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   What we are learning and relearning about the VP pick Biden should pick a known, competent candidate. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   What Missouri's surprise expansion of Medicaid shows about the big debates to come Voters in another deep-red state approve Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   One of humanity's remarkable achievements is the absence of a third nuclear weapon This Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the second, and hopefully last, use of an atomic bomb against another country. By George Will ●  Read more »   Trump lets on that his attack on voting-by-mail is fake If it's good for Florida, it should be good for the rest of the country. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Is Levar Stoney's political star still on the rise? Richmond's mayoral election is being held against the backdrop of protests and the high-profile removal of Confederate statues. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   Mr. President, you're no Theodore Roosevelt The Great American Outdoors Act is a historic victory, but presidential conservation legacies are not defined by individual bills. By Collin O'Mara ●  Read more »   Trump's convention speech will be the epitome of narcissism. Biden's will be the opposite. It took a pandemic to dispel the fiction that the events have significance. By Jennifer Rubin ●  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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