Opinions P.M.: We need to stop debating ‘vaccine passports’ and instead define what we need to reach normalcy

The Republican Party's loathsome new war on trans kids; Admit more students, Harvard University; Someone shrunk the GOP; I was a teenage gun owner, then an ER doctor. Assault-style weapons make me sick.; The GOP can't be saved. Center-right voters need to become Biden Republicans.; How Trump's toxicity continues to poison the Republican Party; Our greatest libraries are melting away ; An extra half-million Americans died in 2020. How much can we blame the virus itself?; Congress dragoons the states; Another blow to the filibuster; The authorities in Jordan sounded the alarm about a coup. Jordanians aren't convinced.; Every 17 years, cicadas are the bug we need; Republicans are trying to distract us from their goal of disenfranchisement; The Virginia Democratic gubernatorial debate showed there is no inevitable candidate ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Lindsey Wasson/Reuters) We need to stop debating 'vaccine passports' and instead define what we need to reach normalcy Any outcry over government overreach shouldn't focus on proof of vaccination but on attempts to ban businesses from asking for it. By Leana Wen ●  Read more »   The Republican Party's loathsome new war on trans kids Some culture war battles are just silly. This one has real victims. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Admit more students, Harvard University If the most selective schools commit to using their endowments to pay for major expansions, it would send a powerful message. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   Someone shrunk the GOP As Republicans shed supporters, Democrats have an opportunity to build a broad coalition. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   I was a teenage gun owner, then an ER doctor. Assault-style weapons make me sick. The United States has undergone a cultural, definitional, practical shift on guns and what they are for. By Elisabeth Rosenthal ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP can't be saved. Center-right voters need to become Biden Republicans. The Republican Party has become even more of a horror show than I once anticipated. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   How Trump's toxicity continues to poison the Republican Party The battle between corporations and the GOP reflects the legacy of Trump's big lie. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Our greatest libraries are melting away The world's frozen places are an immense library of our planet's history — and they are disappearing. By David Farrier ●  Read more »   An extra half-million Americans died in 2020. How much can we blame the virus itself? The pandemic had ripple effects that went far beyond the virus itself. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Congress dragoons the states Republican state attorneys general challenge a federal intrusion on state sovereignty. By George Will ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Another blow to the filibuster There are so many exceptions to the filibuster that it's starting to look like Swiss cheese. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The authorities in Jordan sounded the alarm about a coup. Jordanians aren't convinced. The government's attempt to sell a shaky story is likely to have lasting consequences. By Bessma Momani ●  Read more »   Every 17 years, cicadas are the bug we need What's a cicada? Whatever you need it to be. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   Republicans are trying to distract us from their goal of disenfranchisement Let's not get distracted in the weeds of election policies. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The Virginia Democratic gubernatorial debate showed there is no inevitable candidate Voters got something different from the usual litany of talking points and uncomfortable body language. By Norman Leahy ●  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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