Don’t believe the hype. Not all men and women hate each other.

The online gender wars see your life and desires as a political tool.

By Magdalene TaylorDecember 3, 2024

Hallie Biden threw Hunter’s gun away. That shouldn’t be a crime.

There should be a way for private citizens to remove guns safely from others who pose a credible threat.

By Ian Ayres and Fredrick VarsDecember 2, 2024

History will judge Biden harshly on Gaza

In the remaining weeks of his presidency, Biden must correct course.

By Chris Van HollenDecember 2, 2024

The Fed tilts toward the eastern U.S. It’s time to change that.

The Fed needs to add more reserve banks in western U.S. cities. Here’s why.

By John DearieDecember 2, 2024

This was life under fire in Lebanon

Post Opinions speaks with a cross section of people caught up in the Middle East conflict.

By Washington Post OpinionsDecember 2, 2024

To cut government, Trump could start with this do-nothing agency

Even the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence don’t know their mission.

By Ronald KesslerDecember 2, 2024

This cease-fire deal won’t get me to return home to northern Israel

Israelis have seen this sort of agreement before. It won’t work: The Hezbollah threat will return.

By Inbar Ben HarushDecember 1, 2024

I’m done with Democratic purity tests

Seth Moulton challenges Democrats to ignore elites and speak freely.

By Seth MoultonNovember 29, 2024

How to isolate the isolator: Rahm Emanuel considers his time in Tokyo

As his tenure winds down, the ambassador reflects on cultivating U.S. relationships in the Indo-Pacific.

By Rahm EmanuelNovember 29, 2024

The moments that made the second Trump administration

Seven writers on the president-elect’s staff and Cabinet choices and the stories that define them.

By Washington Post Opinions staffNovember 27, 2024

To save Lebanon, look to Bosnia

Diplomats need to find a way to call on Israel to help enforce any emerging peace deal.

By Wesley Clark and Yonatan AdiriNovember 26, 2024

Why American democracy will survive

Students panicked after Trump’s win, but our research on autocracy points to democracy’s resilience.

By Eva Bellin and Kurt WeylandNovember 26, 2024

The Detroit Lions are no longer a holiday turkey

For generations, this football team helped ruin my family’s Thanksgiving. And we aren’t even fans.

By Will LeitchNovember 26, 2024

It takes a lot of discipline to look that effortless

George F. Will’s conservative look was especially welcome in the hideous age of leisure suits and puka-shell necklaces.

By Lisa BirnbachNovember 25, 2024

Trump needs a Cabinet that will help him do what Reagan couldn’t

“You’re fired,” a phrase the president-elect made famous, should be his second term’s motto.

By Kevin D. RobertsNovember 25, 2024

Trump initiatives might be foiled by the right’s defeat of Chevron

The president-elect’s lawyers are going to have their work cut out for them.

By Cass R. SunsteinNovember 25, 2024

A man at work

I learned to respect George Will even if I don’t agree with his views. But on this we concur: Baseball is wonderful.

By Ken BurnsNovember 24, 2024

Conservatism’s vital champion

George F. Will helped lead the 1970s conservative flowering, with ideas that will long outlast the current moment.

By Mona CharenNovember 24, 2024

Welcome to thought-police Britain

When a social media post can bring officers to the door, the nation is in trouble.

By Mary HarringtonNovember 22, 2024

The real antidote to political bitterness

Any hope of bridging our divide hinges on our ability to see one another as citizens and friends.

By Greg WeinerNovember 21, 2024