Opinions P.M.: How Biden’s tax pledge undercuts his own initiatives

Nancy Reagan's private quest to end the Cold War; Egypt and Ethiopia are heading toward conflict over water. It's time to intervene. ; How Russia's military activity near Ukraine is poised to test the Biden administration; Biden might just understand public opinion better than his critics; Meet the economist who saw 'working remotely' coming in 1979; We're all in this together — unless you're a Republican; Republicans are so weak that they can barely fight a tax increase; Companies must boycott the Beijing Olympics; The galling hypocrisy of corporate America; The GOP attack on Delta reveals an ugly side to the culture war; The MAD turn in our cancel culture battles; Insider trading indictment highlights contacts with Bloomberg reporter; Explaining Delta's and Coca-Cola's belated support for democracy; Reopening Maryland's classrooms will take resources ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) How Biden's tax pledge undercuts his own initiatives The new administration can't pay for everything it wants to do just by soaking the rich. By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   Nancy Reagan's private quest to end the Cold War Behind the scenes, the first lady curbed her husband's worst instincts. The Opinions Essay ●  By Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   Egypt and Ethiopia are heading toward conflict over water. It's time to intervene. The United States and China can turn the Nile crisis into an experiment in collaborative leadership. By Ezzedine Fishere ●  Read more »   How Russia's military activity near Ukraine is poised to test the Biden administration The Ukraine border tension comes as Vladimir Putin faces his most substantial domestic criticism in several years. By David Ignatius ●  Read more »   Biden might just understand public opinion better than his critics Maybe paying for the president's infrastructure plan won't be a heavy lift after all. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Meet the economist who saw 'working remotely' coming in 1979 He thought the precipitating crisis would involve energy, not a virus. Otherwise: uncanny. By Mitch Daniels ●  Read more »   We're all in this together — unless you're a Republican If today's Republicans had lived through World War II, it'd be hard to picture them banding together for the common good, as Americans did then. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Republicans are so weak that they can barely fight a tax increase If the GOP won't wage all-out war to defend low corporate taxes, what is the world coming to? By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Companies must boycott the Beijing Olympics Their endorsement is effectively an endorsement of China's genocide. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The galling hypocrisy of corporate America Greed as far as the eye can see. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP attack on Delta reveals an ugly side to the culture war Georgia Republicans try to punish a private company for criticizing voting restrictions. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   The MAD turn in our cancel culture battles We've arrived at the social-commentary equivalent of mutually assured destruction. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Insider trading indictment highlights contacts with Bloomberg reporter Indictment lists a number of contacts between a reporter and a man indicted for insider trading. Is that a problem? By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Explaining Delta's and Coca-Cola's belated support for democracy Corporations need pressure. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Reopening Maryland's classrooms will take resources Educators and families are on the front lines of this pandemic, and, as schools reopen, we need to ensure they're protected from the virus. By Cheryl Bost ●  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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