Opinions P.M.: At Derek Chauvin’s trial, a dangerous code of silence is crumbling

Biden sidesteps the culture wars, and that's good for America; Republicans' list of enemies keeps growing; We're all Joe Manchin's prisoners; My trial in Moscow this week was an exercise in absurdity; A GOP governor's frantic appeal to Trump voters reveals a terrible GOP truth; So much GOP racism hiding in plain sight; The U.S. has very little to gain by overdemonizing China; Seeing beyond short-term gains and investing in the future ; Putin again threatens war with Ukraine. The West must be ready to respond.; Biden's infrastructure plan seems to be selling itself; Manchin in the lion's den; D.C. should not disregard misdemeanor crimes — but should keep focusing on rehabilitation programs; Virginia's statewide candidates should commit to opposing 'cancel culture'; Legal marijuana in Virginia is just the first step ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Pool via Reuters) At Derek Chauvin's trial, a dangerous code of silence is crumbling The pattern of police shielding fellow officers' misbehavior could be broken for good. By Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci ●  Read more »   Biden sidesteps the culture wars, and that's good for America The president is spending big, but his agenda runs in older, familiar ideological grooves. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   Republicans' list of enemies keeps growing The party is at war with everyone. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   We're all Joe Manchin's prisoners If you want to know what will happen, figure out what the West Virginia senator wants. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   My trial in Moscow this week was an exercise in absurdity Putin's justice system makes Franz Kakfa look like an amateur. By Vladimir Kara-Murza ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A GOP governor's frantic appeal to Trump voters reveals a terrible GOP truth Georgia's Republican governor is struggling to atone for his heresies. It isn't working. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   So much GOP racism hiding in plain sight Enough with the excuses. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The U.S. has very little to gain by overdemonizing China The attacks against China in American foreign policy are trending toward dangerous groupthink. By Michael O'Hanlon ●  Read more »   Seeing beyond short-term gains and investing in the future Republicans think Biden's "American Jobs Plan" is too expensive but they didn't have a problem with the 2017 $1.5 trillion in tax cuts that didn't benefit most middle-class Americans. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Putin again threatens war with Ukraine. The West must be ready to respond. The recent diplomatic flurry may not deter the Russian president. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden's infrastructure plan seems to be selling itself Republicans are struggling to justify their obstructionism. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Manchin in the lion's den An editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder By Michael de Adder ●  Read more »   D.C. should not disregard misdemeanor crimes — but should keep focusing on rehabilitation programs The right way to deal with crime isn't to ignore it. Continuing to prosecute misdemeanor offenses makes sense in some cases. By Channing D. Phillips ●  Read more »   Virginia's statewide candidates should commit to opposing 'cancel culture' Vowing to protect free speech will take political courage, but it's the right thing to do. By Dustin Siggins ●  Read more »   Legal marijuana in Virginia is just the first step The collective power of our movement has shifted policy in a meaningful way, and we must use our momentum to keep pushing for more equitable laws. By Ashna Khanna, Chelsea Higgs Wise, Valerie Slater and Bryan Kennedy ●  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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