Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

Nervously following the Nats

The Nats make you watch

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

Mulch ado about nothing

Why doesn't my phone have a manure-deliver app?

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

Why are you you and not someone else?

Mucking around with brain-boggling philosophy

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PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

1 pic of p-Op culture

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

The Boy Scouts vote for gay inclusion — up to a point

Today, the organization voted to drop its ban on gay scouts. But what happens when they become adults?

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

Take Anthony Weiner seriously

To underestimate him and his chances would be a big mistake.

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Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Off-point on Benghazi

Politicians pursue another phony scandal.

Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Putin’s extremists

The U.S. doesn’t need his type of counterterrorism.

Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Iraqi Kurdistan in bloom

Middle East politics finally favors the Kurds.

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Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Too many veterans are being passed by in the job market

More than 20 percent of those age 18 to 24 can’t find work — a national shame. But you may be able to help.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

A refuge in the form of a book club

Fifty years later, Third Tuesday Book Club members read, debate, think, grow and sip wine together.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Takoma Park’s new 16- and 17-year-old voters push a Cheech & Chong agenda

What is the teen who hangs outside 7-Eleven going to do with this historic power the town has granted him?

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PostPartisan

Fred Hiatt

Worrisome signs for Burma's reforms

President Thein Sein's circumspection in an interview speaks volumes.

Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

Obama’s turn inward

Engagement is needed to secure U.S. interests.

Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

The undeserving rich

Retirement entitlements should be capped.

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Robert Kagan and Michele Dunne

Reforming Egypt

The U.S. can start by refusing to coddle President Morsi.

Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan

What does Rand Paul want?

The senator criticizes U.S. foreign policy, but doesn’t seem to have an alternative.

Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan

In need of a superpower

The U. S. can’t pivot from the Middle East.

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Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

The Polish orphans

World War ll refugees provide unlikely lessons in thriving.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

A new Pacific ‘pivot’?

Australia is America’s test case in the region.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

From Boston to London

How the marathon attack eerily echoed the past.

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PostPartisan

Richard Cohen

The Frenchification of America

Sex scandals no longer derail political careers in America.

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

How Mitzie got her ‘-Gate’

The IRS scandal inspires a Kafka-esque tale.

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Jolie spoke to save lives

The actress didn’t have to talk about her surgery.

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E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Oklahoma needs help, not ideology

GOP shouldn’t resist federal disaster relief.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Democracy in trouble

Political dysfunction has alienated citizens.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

The false god of ‘narrative’

Too much scandal coverage sacrifices facts.

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Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

The other IRS scandal

The bungling tax agency’s large, unwelcome role in Obamacare.

Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

A Core conspiracy?

GOP shouldn’t fear these new education standards.

Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

Obama’s overreach

IRS and AP scandals show the grip of government’s heavy hand.

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Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

My great grandfather’s battle

On Memorial Day, those who served deserve better than sales.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Abuses of power

Justice Dept. and IRS misdeeds are disturbing reminders of secret police.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

The wheels of justice

Will corrupt D.C. politicians be called to account soon?

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Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

There’s a fly in my soup

Obama’s shameful ad hominem presidency.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

The truth, redacted

The White House should try the real story for a change.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

Pink line over Damascus

Obama walks back his Syria ultimatum.

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Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

Reclaiming our genes

Companies shouldn’t be allowed to patent them.

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

A stumble, not a fall

Obama’s bad run demands perspective.

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

The IRS scandal hiding in plain sight

Targeting conservative groups was outrageous, but the tax agency has been too lax on nonprofits.

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Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

L.A.’s Garcetti revolution

With its new mayor, the city is poised for rebirth

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Inhuman conditions

U.S. retailers need to help to improve garment workers’ safety.

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Labor wrestles with its future

Unions are finding new ways to advance workers’ interests.

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Matt Miller

Matt Miller

This Apple is not rotten

America’s tax policy, not a corporation, is to blame.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

IRS-gate goes to the top

Imagining how the scheme was cooked up.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

The looming retirement crisis

Americans aren’t saving enough.

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Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Surrogacy exposed

The darker details behind these family portraits.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Not-so-strange bedfellows

Scandals bring tea partyers and the ‘lamestream media’ together.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Judging Ted Cruz

Stop the ethnic litmus tests.

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ComPost

Alexandra Petri

What happened to Liberace?

We live in his world. But where's he gone?

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

The Michele Bachmann bodice-ripper is about to arrive

Here are a few ideas.

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

Wolf Blitzer's atheist encounter

It was awkward.

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Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Is Pickering dropping a hint about Iran?

Thomas Pickering personifies the State Department.

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Testifying? How to stay out of hot water.

Common errors that land congressional witnesses in trouble.

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Clinton and Petraeus at the witness table

It's time to bring in the former head of the CIA and secretry of State to get the full story on Libya.

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The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Happy Hour Roundup

Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Why Dems haven't (completely) given up hope on GOP cooperation

Paradoxically, the most ostentatious display of GOP intransigence in recent weeks has given Dems a bit of optimism.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Pond scum politics in Massachusetts

Gabriel Gomez calls Ed Markey "pond scum," but his own campaign is anything but clean.

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Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

A Benghazi bombshell

Whistleblowers shed some light on the embassy attack.

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

Why did Eric Holder drop the ball on Miranda reform?

The attorney general promised changes in the law, but they’re too late for Boston.

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

Is Boston the beginning?

Al-Qaeda has a world of strategies to choose from.

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George F. Will

George F. Will

Politically correct coercion

The Dept. of Education wants to clamp down on sexual speech on campus.

George F. Will

George F. Will

Obama’s lawlessness

His unconstitutional approach to the National Labor Relations Board.

George F. Will

George F. Will

Obama’s shrinking presidency

Recent scandals don’t help the president in his campaign for trust.

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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Austerity and Keynes can coexist

Economic policy should incorporate the best from each school of thought.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Poor marks for Ed Markey

The Senate candidate’s energy stances should worry Massachusetts voters.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Baltimore’s jailhouse politics

A scandal aided by union demands.

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Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Va. GOP choice likely to help Democrats

COLUMN | E.W. Jackson, nominee for lieutenant governor, is so far right that he’s major setback for GOP.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Cuccinelli must say whether he’d still be tea party warrior as governor

Virginia voters must learn whether GOP firebrand Cuccinelli would moderate agenda as governor.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

On gay issue, local Scout leaders stay mum

COLUMN | Washington area Boy Scout council betrays ideals by refusing to take a stand on gays.

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Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

Revenge of the one percent

A reminder of the power of wealth in Washington.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

The IRS passes the buck

The agency’s head during the recent scandal won’t take responsibility.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

Criminalizing journalism

The White House investigates reporters for doing their job.

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Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

President Obama’s rosy rhetoric comes with insensitive scolding

COLUMN | The president and first lady’s mandate for black graduates is far more demanding than that for whites.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Filling a void for Pr. George’s teens

COLUMN | Mentoring to Manhood program gives black boys in the county a shoulder to stand on.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Police offer $25,000 for information in the murder of Darius Cannon

COLUMN | They buried Darius Cannon on Monday, a 16-year-old killed close to home for no apparent reason.

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Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Meet Dylan, the day trader

Dylan Collins makes more money in a day than some have in their 401(k), but can he make a career of it?

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Is capitalism moral?

The free market vs. the welfare state.

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

King of beers or absolute monarch?

COMMENTARY | By buying Corona, megabrewer Anheuser-Busch InBev would put consumers, distributors and craft brewers over a barrel.

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Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

Humanity is out of time

President Obama must address climate change.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson Live

Live chat with Eugene Robinson about his latest columns and political news.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson Live

Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news.

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Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

The fog of Obamacare

Employers are confused by health-care reform.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

Real health savings?

As economy revives, so could spending.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

The $642 billion excuse

We need to get serious on reducing the deficit.

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PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

No, Benghazi won't hobble Hillary

If she runs in 2016, the right's obsession with the attacks wouldn't stop her.

PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

Carbon tax on the table in the Senate

How the departing Sen. Max Baucus can secure a really admirable tax-reform legacy.

PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

Just the beginning on gun control

The bill is just good — not great.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Going Bulworth

It’s time for Obama to use the bully pulpit.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Christie's broken pledge

The N.J. governor won’t act on climate change.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

The right path for Syria

The U.S. risks repeating mistakes it made in Iraq.

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Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Reform isn’t a dirty word

Keynesians shouldn’t reject economic restructuring.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

No credibility crisis on Syria

Careless military action is not the way to fix careless “red line” language.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

A warmer embrace for Muslims

The U.S. can learn from Europe’s efforts.

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