Opinions P.M.: Linda Amster, researcher for the Pentagon Papers, gets her due

Pelosi's excuses for the vile bigotry of Ilhan Omar are disgraceful; I've urged Supreme Court justices to stick around — but never to retire. Until now.; Starvation has become a weapon of war in Ethiopia. U.S. action is urgent.; Let's be honest about where the domestic terror threat really comes from; Turkey's international campaign of persecution and kidnappings must be stopped; Here's what is missing from Biden's new domestic terrorism strategy; Censorship is suffocating Pakistan; What critics don't understand about Mexico's reenergized democracy; The more we learn about Trump's corruption of DOJ, the worse it gets; Canada is abandoning national unity for 'managed disunity'; Republicans are afraid of history; Biden's exit from Afghanistan has been very Trumpy; Biden has an opportunity to begin rebuilding the U.S.'s fractured relationship with Russia; The U.S. government has made international science harder right when it needs it the most; What will come of the Putin-Biden meeting? Eugene Robinson answered questions about the latest news around the U.S. and world. ; Merrick Garland seems to operate as though the last four years didn't happen ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Linda Amster, researcher for the Pentagon Papers, gets her due The newspaper's research supervisor spent eight weeks in 1971 conducting research for the historic Times scoop. Then she was left out of the credit box. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Pelosi's excuses for the vile bigotry of Ilhan Omar are disgraceful Pelosi polices Republican bigotry. Why not Ilhan Omar's? By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   I've urged Supreme Court justices to stick around — but never to retire. Until now. It's time for Stephen Breyer to go. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Starvation has become a weapon of war in Ethiopia. U.S. action is urgent. Though Ethiopia has been a valuable U.S. ally, the Biden administration now has no choice but to act. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Let's be honest about where the domestic terror threat really comes from It increases whenever a Democrat is elected president. But now the GOP is encouraging the mindset that leads to violence. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Turkey's international campaign of persecution and kidnappings must be stopped Thousands of Turkish dissidents have fled Erdogan's oppressive regime in the past five years, and every single one of them is living in fear. By Enes Kanter ●  Read more »   Here's what is missing from Biden's new domestic terrorism strategy The elephant in the room that's barely mentioned: Jan. 6. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Censorship is suffocating Pakistan Journalists, lawyers and human rights activists are uniting against an ominous law. By Hamid Mir ●  Read more »   What critics don't understand about Mexico's reenergized democracy We are not yet where we would like to be, but today Mexico has fair elections, freedom of the press, and dissent and political plurality. By Marcelo Ebrard ●  Read more »   The more we learn about Trump's corruption of DOJ, the worse it gets And what we're about to learn will be even worse. Here's why. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Canada is abandoning national unity for 'managed disunity' As we approach the country's 154th birthday, Canada's deepest, most intractable divisions are the same ones it started with. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   Republicans are afraid of history Historical amnesia is the goal of their opposition to critical race theory. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Biden's exit from Afghanistan has been very Trumpy The more we know, the worse it looks. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Biden has an opportunity to begin rebuilding the U.S.'s fractured relationship with Russia Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment. By Katrina vanden Heuvel ●  Read more »   The U.S. government has made international science harder right when it needs it the most The U.S. government has thrown up substantial hurdles to international collaborations. And they might lead scientists into trouble. By John P. Moore ●  Read more »   What will come of the Putin-Biden meeting? Eugene Robinson answered questions about the latest news around the U.S. and world. Columnist Eugene Robinson took your questions and comments on the latest political news and developments. Live Chat ●  By Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   Merrick Garland seems to operate as though the last four years didn't happen The Justice Department needs a top-to-bottom review and housecleaning. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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