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Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free. I've never been so sure.; Easter and Passover have an answer to death at home and abroad; Cartoons by Pia Guerra, Lisa Benson, Jack Ohman and Nick Anderson; 'Don't say gay' says 'don't say straight,' too. Let's exploit it. ; Frustrated with the IRS? Call a Republican. ; A tantrum by infantilized French populists could elect Marine Le Pen; Republicans just gave us a terrifying preview of their 2024 strategy; What action should the DOJ take against Trump? Jennifer Rubin answered your questions.; The pandemic's latest unexpected turn: a lack of test result data; Inflation is likely to stay high. Here's how not to respond.; The First Amendment at a Falls Church clinic; Maryland opts for business as usual, not helping fight climate change; Montgomery County's teachers need better working conditions; No one asked for fewer D.C. police doing more work; Limiting Asian students at Thomas Jefferson is not advancing 'equity' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Henry Cole for The Washington Post) Avoiding our 'gay penguins' book? Better steer clear of these kids' classics, too! Plenty of children's books contain "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" if you think about it! By Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson ●  Read more »   Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free. I've never been so sure. A letter from prison in Moscow. By Vladimir Kara-Murza ●  Read more »   Easter and Passover have an answer to death at home and abroad The inspiration of hope can lead to consequential change — but not without consequential action. By Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   Cartoons by Pia Guerra, Lisa Benson, Jack Ohman and Nick Anderson Read more »   'Don't say gay' says 'don't say straight,' too. Let's exploit it. Imagine calling a lawyer when our children learn in school that the "mommies on the bus" say "shush, shush, shush." By Kate Cohen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Frustrated with the IRS? Call a Republican. Bad service and unfair enforcement are a direct result of a dastardly, decades-long campaign to demean and defund the IRS. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   A tantrum by infantilized French populists could elect Marine Le Pen A demagogue is implicitly promising to wield the French state's gigantic redistributive power to somehow redistribute esteem, thereby assuaging grumpy voters' resentments. By George F. Will ●  Read more »   Republicans just gave us a terrifying preview of their 2024 strategy They'll refuse to participate in debates, and delegitimize every part of the election process from start to finish. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   What action should the DOJ take against Trump? Jennifer Rubin answered your questions. Read the transcript. Reader Q&A  ●  Read more »     The Post's View The pandemic's latest unexpected turn: a lack of test result data If there is a renewed pandemic surge, it might not show up in the daily counts of new cases that were a signpost of danger or progress over the past two years. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Inflation is likely to stay high. Here's how not to respond. It's time to sort sound ideas from those that aren't. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Local Opinions The First Amendment at a Falls Church clinic I love the First Amendment. It ensures people I deeply disagree with are allowed to stand on the sidewalk and practice their protected right to free speech and peaceful assembly. By Shira M. Zemel ●  Read more »   Maryland opts for business as usual, not helping fight climate change Maryland soil may have the potential to sequester 20 times more carbon than the state calculates, a difference equivalent to the emissions from 2.25 million passenger cars. By Tom Croghan ●  Read more »   Montgomery County's teachers need better working conditions Many current teachers are eyeing the exits, and very few college students are now pursuing careers in education. By Jennifer Martin ●  Read more »   No one asked for fewer D.C. police doing more work Our elected leaders have had two years to innovate in public safety, to make good on their promise that we can do things better. By Salah Czapary ●  Read more »   Limiting Asian students at Thomas Jefferson is not advancing 'equity' The Fairfax County School Board's attempts to "reform" the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology are unfair and perhaps unconstitutional. By Chap Petersen ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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