Opinions P.M.: We can’t stop risky behavior, so we just need to make it as safe as possible

Hope you're enjoying March Madness here in Indianapolis. Could you move that mask up?; Republicans can't handle the truth about Capitol insurrectionists; D.C. statehood can no longer be ignored. Will Democrats step up?; Biden is right to take a tough line on China. Here's how the U.S. can prevail.; Ron Johnson's vile new defense of Trump makes his defeat more urgent; The fate of the filibuster is fluid; Did covid-19 escape from a Wuhan lab? The WHO report can't be the final word.; How churches talk about sexuality can mean life or death. We saw that in Robert Long.; In Russia, it's not Navalny vs. Putin. It's democracy vs. authoritarianism.; Don't be fooled by 'net zero' pledges; Republicans' war on voting feels increasingly frantic; Cartoon by Pia Guerra; Virginia must preserve places of African American valor; Maryland's proposed pet-sale ban is barking up the wrong tree ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Jessica Hill/AP) We can't stop risky behavior, so we just need to make it as safe as possible Our goal should be reducing risk while striving toward normalcy. By Leana Wen ●  Read more »   Hope you're enjoying March Madness here in Indianapolis. Could you move that mask up? A warm Hoosier welcome for hundreds of players and thousands of fans. It will fine. Really. Or maybe not. By Sarah Layden ●  Read more »   Republicans can't handle the truth about Capitol insurrectionists Their objections are untethered to reality. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   D.C. statehood can no longer be ignored. Will Democrats step up? Politicians in both parties used to be able to dismiss it as an irrelevant question. Not anymore. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Biden is right to take a tough line on China. Here's how the U.S. can prevail. China is convinced it can outplay the West. With this seven-point agenda, Biden can show that's not true. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ron Johnson's vile new defense of Trump makes his defeat more urgent Johnson has become the most poisonous purveyor of Trumpian disinformation in the Senate. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   The fate of the filibuster is fluid Don't assume that filibuster reform won't happen just because a few Senate Democrats have opposed it. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Did covid-19 escape from a Wuhan lab? The WHO report can't be the final word. More needs to be known about Chinese researchers who fell ill in the fall of 2019. By David Feith ●  Read more »   How churches talk about sexuality can mean life or death. We saw that in Robert Long. Sexuality divorced from personhood can be deadly. By Rachael Denhollander ●  Read more »   In Russia, it's not Navalny vs. Putin. It's democracy vs. authoritarianism. The protest movement is bigger than one person. By Alexander Vindman and Garry Kasparov ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Don't be fooled by 'net zero' pledges Upon examining the fine print of some net-zero pledges, all is not what it seems. By Rachel Kyte ●  Read more »   Republicans' war on voting feels increasingly frantic Republicans will not be deterred from protecting whiteness. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Pia Guerra An editorial cartoon by Pia Guerra of Hellkitty.com By Pia Guerra ●  Read more »   Virginia must preserve places of African American valor When we protect these places, we honor their memory and empower interpretation that tells their stories. By Alfonzo Lopez and Lamont Bagby ●  Read more »   Maryland's proposed pet-sale ban is barking up the wrong tree Proposed regulations would amplify the incentive to illegally traffic dogs from unregulated sources. By Will Coggin ●  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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