Today's Opinions: For Putin to face justice, we must join the International Criminal Court

$1.6 trillion in student debt is a monument to destructive assumptions; The Biden administration is addressing medical debt. It's about time.; The West shouldn't back down in the face of Putin's threats; Inflation might take a bite for longer than you think; What Black cops know about racism in policing; Can the Brooklyn subway shooting sober up our politics on crime?; Trudeau's government is still trying to wreck Canadian YouTube; After appealing to con men, the GOP now complains about the hucksters; Rachel Maddow can do whatever she pleases; Youngkin's action persona scrapes against Capitol Square tradition; School is for learning. That's it.; Plans as dark as night; Cartoon by David Horsey; The last, best hopes of the Arab Spring fade away in Tunisia; Recession risks are rising. The United States isn't prepared.; Finland and Sweden belong in NATO ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       By Eli Lopez Senior editor, Global Opinions  Email The Nuremberg trials almost didn't happen. That a system was created to hold Nazi leaders accountable publicly for their terrible crimes after a brutal war was an unprecedented step in human history.  Winston Churchill wanted to execute Nazi leaders, but the United States pushed for prosecutions — thus cementing the concept of international law for generations to come. Today, as the world witnesses the atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces under the control of Vladimir Putin, President Biden is forcefully denouncing war crimes and calling for accountability.   But this time the United States is not in a position to lead an effort to uphold international law. "A glaring asterisk hangs over any calls for justice made by the United States," writes Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn). "That's because, more than two decades after its creation, we have yet to ratify the Rome Statute — the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court." ADVERTISEMENT   She is proposing the United States joins the court once and for all to legitimize its efforts to persecute war criminals around the world and prevent abuses from happening again. "Equality under the law is one of the core tenets of our legal system and the international legal system. If we truly believe in prioritizing human rights and enforcing international law, how can we not be part of the court that upholds that law?" (Peter Dejong/AP) For Putin to face justice, we must join the International Criminal Court I will introduce a resolution to join the International Criminal Court, and I hope other members of Congress will join me. By Ilhan Omar ●  Read more »   $1.6 trillion in student debt is a monument to destructive assumptions President Biden is poised to use student loan difficulties as an occasion for political opportunism on a grand scale. By George F. Will ●  Read more »   The Biden administration is addressing medical debt. It's about time. Imagine if we had a system where medical debt just wasn't a thing. Other countries do, and we could, too. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The West shouldn't back down in the face of Putin's threats Ukraine needs help to win the next phase of the war By Michael McFaul ●  Read more »   Inflation might take a bite for longer than you think There are reasons the Biden administration might be wrong about higher prices being temporary. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   What Black cops know about racism in policing The very existence of Black cops might seem to contradict systemic racism in law enforcement — until you actually talk to them. By Radley Balko ●  Read more »   Can the Brooklyn subway shooting sober up our politics on crime? Our politics treat crime as an issue to be exploited, not a problem to be solved. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Trudeau's government is still trying to wreck Canadian YouTube YouTube has been a case study of what would happen if a user-driven broadcast platform was permitted to operate in Canada without CRTC busy-bodying. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   After appealing to con men, the GOP now complains about the hucksters Republicans don't send their best people to run for office. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Rachel Maddow can do whatever she pleases Hiatus? You got it. Weekly program? Sure thing. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Youngkin's action persona scrapes against Capitol Square tradition There are few better ways for a governor to watch his big priorities wither and die than to poke the other side. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   School is for learning. That's it. Letters to the Editor ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons Plans as dark as night By Michael de Adder ●  Read more »   Cartoon by David Horsey An editorial guest cartoon from David Horsey of the Seattle Times Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View (Hassene Dridi/AP) The last, best hopes of the Arab Spring fade away in Tunisia Tunisia was the most important success story of the Arab Spring of 2011. This achievement is now jeopardized by the work of its increasingly authoritarian president. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Recession risks are rising. The United States isn't prepared. No one wants another recession, but one day — perhaps soon — it will come. The time to get ready is now. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Finland and Sweden belong in NATO It would be another defeat for Mr. Putin. 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