Today's Opinions: In search of clarity and fresh air, roller skating into the new year

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Al Drago/Getty Images) In search of clarity and fresh air, roller skating into the new year In 2023, I'm committing to roller skating — the antidote to the screens, lethargy and distractions of modern life. By Christine Emba ●  Read more »   Democracy won 2022. Can it keep winning? We have become so accustomed to bad news that it's hard to accept the ways in which 2022 was a good year for democracy, government, and even social peace. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Buffalo demonstrates how disasters expose cities' racial divides A blizzard has once again exposed the roots of Black and White segregation in a Great Lakes city. By Pete Saunders ●  Read more »   The tragedy of Pope Benedict XVI By choosing to resign because of ill health, he ushered in the papacy of Francis, who has sown confusion instead of clarity. By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   Benedict was America's pope As Pope John Paul II's lieutenant, then as his successor, Joseph Ratzinger changed American Catholicism with profound impacts on today's politics. By David Von Drehle ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Editorial Cartoons Hoping for a better year ahead 2022 was a tough year with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, inflation, immigration, covid variants and America's never-ending mass shootings. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Del Rosso A guest editorial cartoon by Emanuele Del Rosso. Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View China's covid explosion shows why we need a genomic early warning radar A decision announced Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the urgent need for genomic viral surveillance. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A cholera outbreak compounds Haiti's agony Cholera ravaged Haiti in the 2010s, then receded. A new outbreak, triggered by chaos ignored by the United States and other nations, cannot be allowed to spread. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Social Security's failure to modernize hurts taxpayers and the disabled The Labor Department created the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in 1938 and abandoned it as obsolete in 1991. But Social Security still relies on it. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   What the new Congress could do — if lawmakers decide to do their jobs There is a perhaps surprising number of items on which the two sides could conceivably agree. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions Hong Kong celebrates the lifting of pandemic rules The city rang in the New Year without covid restrictions. By Keith B. Richburg ●  Read more »   As China covid rules ease, Shanghai adjusts to infections — and relief No one wishes to become infected, but it's exhilarating to be able to disclose our covid status without fear of being forced into centralized quarantine. By Xing Zhao ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   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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