Opinions P.M.: Both sides of the school reopening debate have it wrong

Welcome to the mind-boggling limbo of partial vaccination; Republicans' appalling confirmation record is symptomatic of their entire approach to politics; Children in distress aren't criminals. Stop handcuffing them.; Moderate Democrats are unwittingly proving why the filibuster must go; I'm an Indian journalist. A video called for me to be hanged for my reporting.; The arrest of this activist should put India's 'democracy' title in question; Europe's absurd and hypocritical war against 'wokeness' is heating up; How Merrick Garland should decide whether to prosecute Trump; How Republicans will sabotage a full accounting of Trump's insurrection; Senate committee chairs should crack down on Republicans; Watching HBO's new Woody Allen documentary feels like taking a moral stress test; The Fed has an irresistible equity itch; The looming disasters we don't prepare for; Egypt's republic of fear has detained tens of thousands. It's cruel — and counterproductive.; Cartoon by Mike Luckovich; It's about time we reinvent government again ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Ted S. Warren/AP) Both sides of the school reopening debate have it wrong We shouldn't be debating whether schools are safe to reopen. Instead, we should ask whether in-person schooling is essential. By Leana Wen ●  Read more »   Welcome to the mind-boggling limbo of partial vaccination We've spent months learning a new set of rules. Now we have to learn new ones. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   Republicans' appalling confirmation record is symptomatic of their entire approach to politics Biden nominees surpass virtually every Trump nominee in experience and character. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Children in distress aren't criminals. Stop handcuffing them. The juvenile justice system is not the place to address the behavioral or health needs of little kids. By Laura S. Abrams and Elizabeth S. Barnert ●  Read more »   Moderate Democrats are unwittingly proving why the filibuster must go The negotiation over the covid relief bill — which isn't subject to the filibuster — is just the kind of legislating they say they want. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I'm an Indian journalist. A video called for me to be hanged for my reporting. It is extraordinarily difficult to be an independent journalist today in India — a thriving democracy when it comes to the peaceful transition of power, but a distinctly diminishing democracy when it comes to other institutional freedoms. By Barkha Dutt ●  Read more »   The arrest of this activist should put India's 'democracy' title in question The persecution of a young climate activist highlights the prime minister's drift toward autocracy. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Europe's absurd and hypocritical war against 'wokeness' is heating up The political genius of these phony wars is that "woke" has no clear meaning; the term's malleability makes it the perfect enemy. By James McAuley ●  Read more »   How Merrick Garland should decide whether to prosecute Trump The incoming attorney general should follow Justice Department guidelines. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   How Republicans will sabotage a full accounting of Trump's insurrection No amount of magical "bipartisanship" will get Republicans to willingly reckon with their party's role. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate committee chairs should crack down on Republicans It's time for decorum and truth. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Watching HBO's new Woody Allen documentary feels like taking a moral stress test It challenges the viewer to examine whether they're learning something enlightening or just rummaging around in someone else's pain. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   The Fed has an irresistible equity itch The Fed is needlessly inserting itself in policy debates that complicate its core mission. By George Will ●  Read more »   The looming disasters we don't prepare for Instead of blaming others for what we can see perfectly in hindsight, we ought to prepare more for the dangers that haven't struck. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Egypt's republic of fear has detained tens of thousands. It's cruel — and counterproductive. How can a society move forward when parts of it — usually the brightest, most creative and independent — are locked away or broken? By Ezzedine Fishere ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Mike Luckovich An editorial cartoon by Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Mike Luckovich ●  Read more »   It's about time we reinvent government again This is the perfect moment for the Biden administration to push for serious change. By Jennifer Rubin ●  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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