Amanda KatzAmanda Katz is a senior assignment editor for Opinions, where she has worked since 2022. She was previously an editor at CNN, the Boston Globe and Bloomsbury Publishing, and has written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Slate and other publications.https://www.washingtonpost.comTue, 03 Dec 2024 12:27:39 +00001hourly1Life under Israeli bombardment in Lebanonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/02/lebanon-israel-civilians-odni-retirement-volunteers-rfk-kash-patel/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/02/lebanon-israel-civilians-odni-retirement-volunteers-rfk-kash-patel/Amanda KatzMon, 02 Dec 2024 22:16:11 +0000Plus: We found an agency for Trump to destroy. Expand the senior volunteer force. Pardoning Hunter Biden.This Thanksgiving, we’re just glad we agree on the reality of the potatohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/26/federal-workers-nato-antitrust-food/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/26/federal-workers-nato-antitrust-food/Amanda KatzTue, 26 Nov 2024 21:47:15 +0000Plus: An audio visit to the Justice Department. How RFK Jr. could destroy access to vaccines.How we’re celebrating a half-century of George Willhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/25/pardon-trump-abortion-george-will/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/25/pardon-trump-abortion-george-will/Amanda KatzMon, 25 Nov 2024 22:06:47 +0000Plus: Biden should pardon Trump. Advice for Harris voters. Democratic gains on social issues.Assessing RFK Jr.’s health proposalshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/20/rfk-jr-proposals-health-bike-lanes-housing/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/20/rfk-jr-proposals-health-bike-lanes-housing/Amanda KatzWed, 20 Nov 2024 21:30:02 +0000Plus: The battle over D.C. bike lanes says a lot about who the city is for.Are Trump’s Cabinet nominations more like a car crash or a reality show?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/15/cabinet-trump-kennedy-gaetz-marines/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/15/cabinet-trump-kennedy-gaetz-marines/Amanda KatzFri, 15 Nov 2024 22:04:56 +0000Our columnists debate the right metaphor. Plus: Slimming down the Marine Corps. A nation of meanness and kindness, seen from the Appalachian Trailhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/14/appalachian-trail-escape-from-politics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/14/appalachian-trail-escape-from-politics/Amanda KatzThu, 14 Nov 2024 21:59:13 +0000Plus: Blame the pandemic, not Biden, for inflation. And how to stop an extremist trifecta.How MAGA is Trump’s new team? Our columnists are watching.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/13/trump-thune-musk-doge-space-junk/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/13/trump-thune-musk-doge-space-junk/Amanda KatzWed, 13 Nov 2024 21:39:56 +0000Plus: Senate leadership. Elon Musk, learning math and dropping space junk. The January Seventh Test.Wanted: Senate majority leader. Must love recess appointments.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/12/recess-appointments-senate-trump-fluoride-water/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/12/recess-appointments-senate-trump-fluoride-water/Amanda KatzTue, 12 Nov 2024 21:46:30 +0000Plus: Fluoride in water isn’t an unalloyed good, and how the reality-based media can fight back.Veterans in D.C. get a federal holiday but not federal representationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/11/veterans-day-dc-trump-takeover/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/11/veterans-day-dc-trump-takeover/Amanda KatzMon, 11 Nov 2024 21:30:20 +0000Plus: What we’re thinking about Trump II on Day 6 of the election result. The threat of bioweapons. What’s at stake in this existential election’s final hourshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/05/election-day-2024-existential-stakes-harris-trump/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/05/election-day-2024-existential-stakes-harris-trump/Amanda KatzTue, 05 Nov 2024 21:52:36 +0000It’s just freedom, prosperity and security — how big a deal could it be?It’s election eve, and we are on tenterhookshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/04/election-family-loyalty-pennsylvania-trump-harris/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/04/election-family-loyalty-pennsylvania-trump-harris/Amanda KatzMon, 04 Nov 2024 22:02:15 +0000Plus: Families divided. Guessing people’s votes. Pennsylvania and women hold the power. State legislatures. Why our columnist is giving his farm to the birdshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/30/birds-farm-milbank-hybrid-work-wisconsin-redistricting-eric-adams/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/30/birds-farm-milbank-hybrid-work-wisconsin-redistricting-eric-adams/Amanda KatzMon, 30 Sep 2024 21:24:53 +0000Plus: Respect hybrid work! A new electoral map of Wisconsin could change the game. The Eric Adams indictment. New debate matchup, new questions: Here’s what to ask on Tuesdayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/06/trump-harris-debate-questions-georgia-shooting-code-switch/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/06/trump-harris-debate-questions-georgia-shooting-code-switch/Amanda KatzFri, 06 Sep 2024 20:30:03 +0000Plus: Trump vs. Trump. Harris’s code-switching. No action (again) on guns. The power of Pamela Harriman.Ditch the free press? It could happen here, says a newspaper publisher.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/ginni-thomas-tucker-carlson-asl-debate-press-freedom/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/ginni-thomas-tucker-carlson-asl-debate-press-freedom/Amanda KatzThu, 05 Sep 2024 20:55:01 +0000Plus: Thanks for fighting against ethics! JD Vance’s toxic friend. ASL at the debate. Respecting Arlington National Cemetery.If Trump wins, it’s not going to be on characterhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/30/trump-character-flaws-afghanistan-refugees-telegram-durov/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/30/trump-character-flaws-afghanistan-refugees-telegram-durov/Amanda KatzFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:30:32 +0000Plus: Afghan refugees in Texas. Telegram’s founder is no free speech hero. More transparency from the Harris campaign.When you work at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant, clocking out is hardhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/26/chernobyl-russia-nuclear-occupied-larry-david-young-jobs/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/26/chernobyl-russia-nuclear-occupied-larry-david-young-jobs/Amanda KatzMon, 26 Aug 2024 20:30:00 +0000Plus: Pitch-black satire from Larry David. An illustrated history of new jobs. Why young workers can’t get ahead. Kamala Harris speaks, and the five-star ratings roll inhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/23/kamala-harris-speech-dnc-rfkjr-freedom-democrats/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/23/kamala-harris-speech-dnc-rfkjr-freedom-democrats/Amanda KatzFri, 23 Aug 2024 21:28:17 +0000Plus: Hot ‘wife guys.’ How Democrats reclaimed ‘freedom.’ RFK Jr. (and his brain worm) endorse Trump. How Democrats snatched ‘freedom’ back from Trump and the Republicans https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAmanda KatzFri, 23 Aug 2024 16:44:55 +0000The GOP’s turn toward more restrictive, invasive policy left Harris a big opening — and she took it.How Democrats snatched ‘freedom’ back from Trump and the Republicans https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/23/freedom-harris-trump-walz-political-language/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/23/freedom-harris-trump-walz-political-language/Amanda KatzFri, 23 Aug 2024 15:12:25 +0000The GOP’s turn toward more restrictive, invasive policy left Harris a big opening — and she took it.Should Trump serve time for his 34 felonies? Here are two proposals.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/04/trump-sentence-lamott-healthcare-friendship-fauci/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/04/trump-sentence-lamott-healthcare-friendship-fauci/Amanda KatzTue, 04 Jun 2024 20:51:28 +0000Plus: Anne Lamott would like to speak to the operator. Go see your friends. And Fauci conspiracies meet reality.80 years later, a World War II gunner remembershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/03/dday-anniversary-gunner-ukraine-macron-texas-gop/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/03/dday-anniversary-gunner-ukraine-macron-texas-gop/Amanda KatzMon, 03 Jun 2024 21:46:09 +0000Plus: Good vs. evil. Free speech and the NRA. And a Texas GOP that’s gone round the bend.Campuses are grappling with the Gaza war. So are our columnists.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/02/campus-protests-israel-democrats-gaza/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/02/campus-protests-israel-democrats-gaza/Amanda Katz, Shadi Hamid, Dana MilbankThu, 02 May 2024 12:00:13 +0000On the newest episode of “Impromptu,” our writers wrestle with the impact of the nationwide protests.What the ‘tradwife’ trend says about modern lifehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/18/impromptu-tradwife-trend-modern-life/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/18/impromptu-tradwife-trend-modern-life/Amanda Katz, Alyssa Rosenberg, Monica HesseThu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:13 +0000Why some young women are spurning feminism and embracing the “tradwife” lifestyle.Need to know now who will win in November? Bad news!https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/16/election-postcards-polls-uncertainty-california-landslides/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/16/election-postcards-polls-uncertainty-california-landslides/Amanda KatzTue, 16 Apr 2024 21:13:16 +0000Sorry, nobody knows. Plus: election postcards from the states. And watching California slide into the sea. It’s Trump trial time at last https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/15/trump-trial-israel-iran-war-dating-american-west/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/15/trump-trial-israel-iran-war-dating-american-west/Amanda KatzMon, 15 Apr 2024 21:11:41 +0000Plus: Will Israel’s defenses help deescalate conflict with Iran? And how to find a date in the rural West.What’s the right way to describe O.J. Simpson’s legacy?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/12/oj-simpson-trump-mandela-disinformation-child-poverty/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/12/oj-simpson-trump-mandela-disinformation-child-poverty/Amanda KatzFri, 12 Apr 2024 21:08:53 +0000Plus: Trump’s followers are sinking deeper into disinformation. A fix for child poverty. What Kamala Harris means to Biden’s reelection bidhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/23/kamala-harris-biden-ukraine-nato-rural-broadband/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/23/kamala-harris-biden-ukraine-nato-rural-broadband/Amanda KatzFri, 23 Feb 2024 21:54:22 +0000Plus: Ukraine pines for a NATO invite. Biden’s $90 billion gift to Trump country. And more. This downtown D.C. clash over noise has everythinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/noise-downtown-trump-jurors-ukraine-border/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/noise-downtown-trump-jurors-ukraine-border/Amanda KatzFri, 19 Jan 2024 22:08:07 +0000Plus: Trump’s undercover defamation jurors. Blocking Ukraine aid by tying it to unpassable border policy. In GOP’s leadoff vote, Iowan hearts stay true to Trumphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/16/trump-iowa-republicans-caucus-king-cathedral/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/16/trump-iowa-republicans-caucus-king-cathedral/Amanda KatzTue, 16 Jan 2024 21:30:10 +0000Plus: In MLK Jr.’s wake, learning to see our history. Afghan girls sold into marriage. And a possible legislative win for kids.Reject the election, seek reelection, get your face in the Opinions sectionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/08/election-january6-congress-bayard-rustin-china-antisemitism/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/08/election-january6-congress-bayard-rustin-china-antisemitism/Amanda KatzMon, 08 Jan 2024 21:30:46 +0000Plus: Five key words of advice for 2024. China is fueling antisemitism. Play streets and cancer fears.The Texas abortion case that puts the lie to ‘pro-life’ framinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-paxton-gaza-home-mezuzah/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-paxton-gaza-home-mezuzah/Amanda KatzMon, 11 Dec 2023 22:26:10 +0000Plus: A home in rubble. Mutual respect on campus. And more. Why the Supreme Court needs more Sandra Day O’Connorshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/04/oconnor-supreme-court-kissinger-belarus-democracy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/04/oconnor-supreme-court-kissinger-belarus-democracy/Amanda KatzMon, 04 Dec 2023 22:27:44 +0000Plus: Kissinger and the Global South. Democracy for Belarus. A setback for the coming Trump dictatorship. War: What is it good for? Only making us agree on its horrors.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/16/war-gaza-israel-nuclear-tests-republican-house/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/16/war-gaza-israel-nuclear-tests-republican-house/Amanda KatzMon, 16 Oct 2023 22:22:41 +0000Plus: What we forgot when we stopped testing nukes. And the case against a war on Mexican cartels.What you (and Trump) missed by skipping the GOP primary debatehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/28/gop-debate-trump-congress-shutdown-marriage-fraud/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/28/gop-debate-trump-congress-shutdown-marriage-fraud/Amanda KatzThu, 28 Sep 2023 21:05:26 +0000Plus: What the Knucklehead Caucus really wants. Yelling at single moms about marriage. And a judge calls Trump a fraud.Why are cities so slow to turn empty offices into housing? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/27/office-conversion-housing-bogota-care-blocks-golem/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/27/office-conversion-housing-bogota-care-blocks-golem/Amanda KatzWed, 27 Sep 2023 21:18:47 +0000Plus: A smarter way to support caregivers. And battling antisemitism with a 10-foot Jewish crisis monster.How Elon Musk came to wield so much power over the war in Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/08/elon-musk-starlink-ukraine-parents-bipartisan-support/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/08/elon-musk-starlink-ukraine-parents-bipartisan-support/Amanda KatzFri, 08 Sep 2023 21:15:49 +0000Plus: Bipartisan policies and mental health support for parents. And the coach making college football fans lose their minds.An unlikely duo has global climate advice for G-20 leaders https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/07/g20-bono-tulsa-massacre-maternal-mortality-mental-health/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/07/g20-bono-tulsa-massacre-maternal-mortality-mental-health/Amanda KatzThu, 07 Sep 2023 22:20:26 +0000Plus: The Tulsa race massacre at 102. And reasons to see your friends in person.How China’s crackdown on Wuhan doctors gave the world covidhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/23/covid-wuhan-china-qualified-immunity-olive-garden/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/23/covid-wuhan-china-qualified-immunity-olive-garden/Amanda KatzWed, 23 Aug 2023 21:27:05 +0000Plus: A gross misuse of “qualified immunity.” Olive Garden as melting pot. And how covid turned a car into a magical spare room. Will Biden have what it takes in 2024? Eight lefty columnists weigh in.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/26/newsletter-biden-age-2024-ai-hollywood/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/26/newsletter-biden-age-2024-ai-hollywood/Amanda KatzWed, 26 Jul 2023 21:21:28 +0000Plus: AI invades Hollywood. The case for screening for rare diseases. And why Russia should not control the seas.Nice try, Florida. Slavery was not an awesome skill-building exercise.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/25/twitter-paid-parental-leave-ron-desantis/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/25/twitter-paid-parental-leave-ron-desantis/Amanda KatzTue, 25 Jul 2023 21:42:06 +0000Also: The Twitter bird flies away. Trailblazing soccer-star moms. Fleeing conservative small towns.‘Barbenheimer’ is a fun meme about humans destroying Earthhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/19/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-anthropocene-genz-election/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/19/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-anthropocene-genz-election/Amanda KatzWed, 19 Jul 2023 21:07:23 +0000Plus: Bye-bye, vibe-cession. Why Gen Z will blow up election expectations. And Petri on tyranny. What a new Black history museum says about Charleston — and the nationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/18/newsletter-black-history-museum-charleston/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/18/newsletter-black-history-museum-charleston/Amanda KatzTue, 18 Jul 2023 21:14:33 +0000Plus: Voter demographics, social media and student loans.How love of family could help bring Americans togetherhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/culture-wars-family-scotus-ethics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/culture-wars-family-scotus-ethics/Amanda KatzMon, 17 Jul 2023 21:11:52 +0000Plus: A SCOTUS ethics upgrade. How to reopen a busted highway in 12 days. And the case for an opt-out curriculum. It’s scorecard time for Biden, and ratings are … surprisingly good?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/14/joe-biden-praise-cricket-visas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/14/joe-biden-praise-cricket-visas/Amanda KatzFri, 14 Jul 2023 21:20:54 +0000Plus: A snappy game of cricket. A Canadian welcome for skilled workers. And why states should treat AC like heat.The pandemic is over, but we’re not hanging out like we used tohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/13/newsletter-pandemic-introverts-china-renewables-military-spouses/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/13/newsletter-pandemic-introverts-china-renewables-military-spouses/Amanda KatzThu, 13 Jul 2023 21:17:55 +0000Plus: China embraces renewables. Military spouses need jobs. And Ukraine longs for NATO. I’m not a lawyer. But I see what the same-sex wedding website case will mean.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/01/supreme-court-303-creative-wedding-website/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/01/supreme-court-303-creative-wedding-website/Amanda KatzSat, 01 Jul 2023 19:05:25 +0000As the courts roll back rights, regular people are left to sift through decisions that seem to cut against the common good.Trump is indicted again and, boy, do we have opinionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/09/trump-indictment-documents-supreme-court-voting-alabama/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/09/trump-indictment-documents-supreme-court-voting-alabama/Amanda KatzFri, 09 Jun 2023 21:19:10 +0000Plus: Surprise VRA support from SCOTUS. AI demands international cooperation. And a beautiful baby gorilla. The East Coast can’t breathe. And more wildfires are coming.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/08/wildfire-smoke-lawns-sanctions-boy-scouts/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/08/wildfire-smoke-lawns-sanctions-boy-scouts/Amanda KatzThu, 08 Jun 2023 20:59:35 +0000Plus: Gen X posts some middle-age wins. America's sanctions addiction. And how (not) to run a media company in 2023.CNN’s Chris Licht may be out, but ‘anti-woke centrism’ is risinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/07/cnn-licht-woke-centrism-ukraine-trump-indictment/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/07/cnn-licht-woke-centrism-ukraine-trump-indictment/Amanda KatzWed, 07 Jun 2023 21:08:22 +0000Plus: A high-stakes Ukrainian counteroffensive. The vicious cycle of guns, drugs and migration. And what to look for in a Trump indictment.When a columnist goes on a weight-loss wonder drug, what do you get? An essay.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/06/ozempic-indictment-healthcare-environment-child-intervention/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/06/ozempic-indictment-healthcare-environment-child-intervention/Amanda KatzTue, 06 Jun 2023 21:25:47 +0000Plus: Too much indictment excitement. Better healthcare choices for the planet. And a fraying little-kid safety net.Raise your hand if you’re not running for presidenthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/05/sununu-president-girls-activism-vouchers-florida/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/05/sununu-president-girls-activism-vouchers-florida/Amanda KatzMon, 05 Jun 2023 20:37:42 +0000Plus: Girls who make change. Florida's universal school vouchers. And how to raise the bar for police.Believe it or not, the government just made a decent debt ceiling dealhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/02/debt-ceiling-ukraine-medicaid-gop/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/02/debt-ceiling-ukraine-medicaid-gop/Amanda KatzFri, 02 Jun 2023 20:30:08 +0000Plus: A revealing war. A health insurance purge with real victims. And a GOP field ruled by MAGA.Why the scary, funny, profane ‘FAFO’ was 2022’s word of the yearhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/17/fafo-2022-word-year-find-out/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/17/fafo-2022-word-year-find-out/Amanda KatzTue, 17 Jan 2023 12:00:18 +0000A double-edged taunt, "eff around and find out" is a weapon for you and a weapon for them.