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The size of Joe Biden's victory matters. And it is huge.; David Perdue's smarmy new Fox News interview showcases the Trump effect; The FDA should condition any vaccine approval on open trial data; The November jobs report has no silver lining. Americans need help — now.; The price of Republicans' war on reality: Vaccine denial; Guest cartoons by Matt Davies, Ed Hall, Joe Heller and Scott Stantis; Why Senate Republicans start the next cycle from a position of strength; Nonviolent offenders need help, not jail. That's what my city is giving them.; How film festivals can help combat Chinese censorship; The people of Belarus are still marching against dictatorship. The U.S. can help.; Why Europe needs to get serious about promoting democracy ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tucker Carlson brings back the War on Christmas. Maybe that's a good thing. If the right can occupy itself with the most trivial aspects of the culture war, they'll be doing us all a favor. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The size of Joe Biden's victory matters. And it is huge. Yes, the president-elect has a mandate. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   David Perdue's smarmy new Fox News interview showcases the Trump effect Republicans are not the victims of the irrationality of Trump voters. They're cynically exploiting them. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   The FDA should condition any vaccine approval on open trial data The FDA has a real opportunity to build public trust and strengthen the government's pandemic response. By Ali Nouri and Beth Simone Noveck ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The November jobs report has no silver lining. Americans need help — now. There's still a greater deficit than at the worst point of every previous postwar recession. By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   The price of Republicans' war on reality: Vaccine denial They may choose not to save themselves. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Guest cartoons by Matt Davies, Ed Hall, Joe Heller and Scott Stantis Editorial cartoons by Matt Davies, Ed Hall, Joe Heller and Scott Stantis By Matt Davies, Ed Hall, Joe Heller and Scott Stantis ●  Read more »   Why Senate Republicans start the next cycle from a position of strength Democrats won't get the Senate back without a huge fight. By David Byler ●  Read more »   Nonviolent offenders need help, not jail. That's what my city is giving them. There are better ways to stop unlawful behavior. By Zach Klein ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How film festivals can help combat Chinese censorship If film festivals want to help combat Chinese restrictions on artistic freedom, they should stop accepting movies censored by China. By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   The people of Belarus are still marching against dictatorship. The U.S. can help. Pending legislation in the U.S. Congress could help tip the balance in Belarus. By Svetlana Tikhanovskaya ●  Read more »   Why Europe needs to get serious about promoting democracy Boosting democracy is no longer a luxury for Europe. It's becoming an existential issue. By Dalibor Rohac and Ivana Stradner ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Week in Ideas for thought-provoking opinions you may have missed amid the news of the week, delivered on Sundays. Sign up »

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