Opinions P.M.: Originalism is bunk. Liberal lawyers shouldn’t fall for it.

The MAGA cult should face facts: America will never be theirs 'again'; We still need a nuclear deal with Tehran. Protests don't change that.; The Respect for Marriage Act is modest but worth celebrating; The crypto dollars in politics flowed to Republicans, too; Trump's very bad week leaves him teetering on the brink of disaster; The midterms have busted the myth of conservative 'minority rule'; Trumpists are vowing to sabotage Biden. Act on this now, Democrats.; How to tell if Republicans mean what they say about working people; The Senate must not pick sides in the railway labor dispute; Is Nancy Pelosi a failure? Perry Bacon Jr. answered your questions.; Spotify Wrapped is the perfect celebration of internet egoism; Americans are choosing to be alone. Here's why we should reverse that.; California greenlights jaywalking. It's a step in the right direction. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Doug Chayka for The Washington Post) Originalism is bunk. Liberal lawyers shouldn't fall for it. The more liberals present originalist arguments, the more they legitimate originalism. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   The MAGA cult should face facts: America will never be theirs 'again' The GOP keeps fighting the culture wars, but it's already lost. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   We still need a nuclear deal with Tehran. Protests don't change that. A return to the original deal is unlikely. But there might still be a path for diplomacy. By Ellie Geranmayeh  ●  Read more »   The Respect for Marriage Act is modest but worth celebrating It's essentially an insurance policy to, as one senator put it, assuage the anxieties of same-sex and interracial couples after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The crypto dollars in politics flowed to Republicans, too FTX co-founder Ryan Salame, who gave roughly $24 million to Republicans this past cycle, has so far largely avoided being a face of the crypto debacle. By Jim Geraghty ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's very bad week leaves him teetering on the brink of disaster Multiple developments spell trouble for the former president. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The midterms have busted the myth of conservative 'minority rule' So much for the idea that American democracy is "structurally" biased against Democrats. By Jason Willick ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Trumpists are vowing to sabotage Biden. Act on this now, Democrats. Hopes are dimming that Democrats will act to disable the debt limit during the lame-duck session. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   How to tell if Republicans mean what they say about working people They talk about being an anti-corporate workers' party, but when it comes time to help workers, it's a different story. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Senate must not pick sides in the railway labor dispute Just because Congress can impose a deal doesn't mean it should. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   READER Q&A Is Nancy Pelosi a failure? Perry Bacon Jr. answered your questions. Perry's Q&A with readers was at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday. Read the transcript. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »     FROM THE ARCHIVES Spotify Wrapped is the perfect celebration of internet egoism It is a Dionysian feast of vanity, a day when people drop the masks and admit that no one asked and no one cares. By John Paul Brammer ●  Read more »   Americans are choosing to be alone. Here's why we should reverse that. Americans are abandoning their friends and neighbors. They would rather be alone. By Bryce Ward ●  Read more »   California greenlights jaywalking. It's a step in the right direction. In the grand scheme of things, the change might seem pedestrian. But the Freedom to Walk Act has a laudable social-justice component. By Bruce Feirstein ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Karen Attiah for a weekly newsletter by columnist Karen Attiah that dives into matters of personal and political liberation during times of change. Sign up »

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