Today's Opinions: I’d be a Republican if it weren’t for the Republicans. So might many other African Americans.

What unites the GOP: Checking Democrats' lurch to the left; My father's words are being distorted by those who oppose D.C. statehood; Beware of 'expert' consensus. The covid-19 lab leak theory shows why.; Service, patriotism and the promise of Black liberation; Kamala Harris speaks the truth about race, unafraid; Overruling 'Roe v. Wade' wouldn't promote the rule of law; Joe Manchin and the Ten Good Republicans; It was already tough to fight disinformation. Then UFO news came along.; Mitch McConnell couldn't care less about the truth of Jan. 6; Cartoon by Al Goodwyn; What a true Memorial Day celebration looks like; Summer school is more important that ever. A teacher shortage may deny students the opportunity.; Hogan is backing off his plan to widen the Beltway. Expect more traffic.; Criticizing and sanctioning Lukashenko is no substitute for an actual strategy on Belarus ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Megan Varner/Getty Images) I'd be a Republican if it weren't for the Republicans. So might many other African Americans. Many African Americans might agree with values espoused by the GOP, but we watch what Republicans do, not what they say, and there's no way we would vote for them. By Robert J. Walker ●  Read more »   What unites the GOP: Checking Democrats' lurch to the left As the GOP gears up for 2022, it's not looking back. It's worrying about checking China, containing inflation and ending Democrats' control of Congress. By Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   My father's words are being distorted by those who oppose D.C. statehood He would have wanted D.C. to become the 51st state. By Kathleen Kennedy Townsend ●  Read more »   Beware of 'expert' consensus. The covid-19 lab leak theory shows why. Scientists, just like the rest of us, are prone to groupthink. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Service, patriotism and the promise of Black liberation What did freedom mean for those who faced racial oppression? By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Kamala Harris speaks the truth about race, unafraid By Jonathan Capehart ●  Read more »   Overruling 'Roe v. Wade' wouldn't promote the rule of law Overturning precedents is far from a rarity. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Joe Manchin and the Ten Good Republicans "Are you sure that you saw them?" they asked. "Where did you see them?" By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   It was already tough to fight disinformation. Then UFO news came along. These disorienting events can create precisely the sense of confusion that disinformation researchers fight against. By Charlie Warzel ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons Mitch McConnell couldn't care less about the truth of Jan. 6 He and the Republicans blocked the commission to investigate the seditious assault on a sacred symbol of our government. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cartoon by Al Goodwyn An editorial guest cartoon by Al Goodwyn Read more »     The Post's View What a true Memorial Day celebration looks like The nation must honor the deaths of African Americans, in combat and beyond. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Summer school is more important that ever. A teacher shortage may deny students the opportunity. School districts struggle to attract an exhausted workforce to teach. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Hogan is backing off his plan to widen the Beltway. Expect more traffic. Local opposition derails a badly needed project. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions Criticizing and sanctioning Lukashenko is no substitute for an actual strategy on Belarus Will the country be encouraged to follow the path of some former Soviet republics into the West? Or will it be allowed to suffer full annexation into Putin's Russia? By John R. Bolton ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Sergio Peçanha for email alerts every time Sergio publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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