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Why most of Trump's enablers will evade accountability; Biden has lifted the military 'trans ban.' But there's more work to do.; Many Republicans are choosing collective amnesia of Jan. 6. That would be disastrous.; Biden's Iran challenge will be engaging its people; A message to retiring Republicans: You can rescue your party; Sri Lanka's baseless forced cremation policy inflicts trauma on Muslims; Mitch McConnell's latest sabotage effort is a scam. He already showed us how.; What Biden is going to do about racial inequity; If Biden wants to be a president for 'all Americans,' he should study mayors like me; Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists?; Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers; 50 things that are better already; Cartoon by Clay Jones; Montgomery County should slow down on big decisions ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Ellen Weinstein for The Washington Post) Haunted by hunger fears since childhood, I finally stopped overbuying food when the pandemic hit I started to join the panic-buying, but then it dawned on me that I would be fine — and I could help someone else who might be poor and desperate. By Qian Julie Wang ●  Read more »   Why most of Trump's enablers will evade accountability For every Rudy Giuliani hauled into court, there's a Sarah Sanders on the way to greater glory. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Biden has lifted the military 'trans ban.' But there's more work to do. President Biden was right to reverse Trump's policy, but now he should ask Congress to cement this right permanently. By Giselle Donnelly, David Barno and Nora Bensahel ●  Read more »   Many Republicans are choosing collective amnesia of Jan. 6. That would be disastrous. Without a conviction, "January 6!" will become a rallying cry for right-wing extremists. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   Biden's Iran challenge will be engaging its people Let's win over the people while we push back against the regime. By Jason Rezaian ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A message to retiring Republicans: You can rescue your party Sens. Rob Portman and Pat Toomey could leave a legacy of achievement, if they so choose. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Sri Lanka's baseless forced cremation policy inflicts trauma on Muslims This type of action not only undermines human rights and the dignity of the dead, but also has grave implications for controlling the virus. By Abdullah Shihipar ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell's latest sabotage effort is a scam. He already showed us how. McConnell is exploiting a convention in political reporting that rewards his bad faith. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   What Biden is going to do about racial inequity The federal government can do a lot — if the president wants. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   If Biden wants to be a president for 'all Americans,' he should study mayors like me Leading a city means seeing residents on a daily basis and hearing about their concerns — you can't get that staying cooped up in Washington. By Ethan Baker ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists? The United States has a serious problem with pathological political delusions. By Brian Klaas ●  Read more »   Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers It's time to open the schools full time or get new administrators. Really, we should do both. By Rory Cooper ●  Read more »   50 things that are better already Let's savor normalcy. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Clay Jones An editorial cartoon by Clay Jones of Claytoonz.com By Clay Jones ●  Read more »   Montgomery County should slow down on big decisions Irreversible decisions made in haste today could limit our choices for the future. By Scott Fosler ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Henry Olsen for email alerts every time Henry publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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