Opinions P.M.: Biden’s new report card is here. What grade does his first year get?

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Tom Toles for The Washington Post) Biden's new report card is here. What grade does his first year get? Our columnists — and you, the readers — assess how the president performed during his first year in office. By Drew Goins ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell's plan is working How McConnell's obstruction playbook really works for Republicans. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Biden must show that the U.S. stands ready to support Ukraine, militarily if necessary Putin does only what he has been led to believe he can get away with. By Michael Vickers ●  Read more »   Biden can't blame Republicans for his failures Let's review the history. By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   Behind their big defeat, Democrats may have reached a turning point The "epiphany" came, except it's Democrats who have finally seen the light. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden's 'minor incursion' remark was more than just a gaffe. It revealed a weak president. Biden is a weak president. This will likely mean a defeat for Democrats in the midterms; but for Ukraine, it could mean much worse. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   Why is the Indian government cracking down so hard on the media in Kashmir? This latest assault on journalists will only create more tension and more hatred. By Hamid Mir ●  Read more »   Finally, some moral clarity in the voting rights debate Debate on voting rights legislation revealed the best and the worst of the Senate. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   'Let's ban algebra, too!' adds Fla. legislator who is clearly not three kids in a trench coat The Florida legislature needs to think bigger about what to ban! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   An anti-Black backlash — with no end in sight Black Americans demonstrated their growing power during the Trump years. Predictably, they're being punished for it now. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   6 ways to counter authoritarians ahead of the midterms Democracy defenders need to start now. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   It's time for Texas to abolish Confederate Heroes Day The holiday has faded into deserved obscurity. But it should be abolished. By Karen Attiah ●  Read more »     Opinions you may have missed (Sergio Peçanha for The Washington Post) 30 seconds with this calculator could save you hours (or years) in traffic This calculator will help you measure the great commuting time suck and how it translates into what you're missing in life. Interactive  ●  By Sergio Peçanha ●  Read more »   Can't pay the court? Go to jail. Debtors' prison lives on. Check nearly any municipal or county jail in the country, and you'll find people locked up on the charge of "failure to pay." By Tony Messenger ●  Read more »   Why manufacturing workers are voluntarily leaving jobs at rates never seen before Jobs in the sector, long regarded as better than many other kinds of middle-class opportunities, aren't always what they once were. By Heather Long ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     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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