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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) 5 good points the right is making about the Ohio train disaster For a few on the right, reflexive anti-government ideology is yielding to a more sensible approach. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   This all-but-forgotten con man sold America on 'fake it till you make it' The history of a huckster offers a lesson here, if we want to heed it. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   The 2024 GOP presidential primary becomes a referendum on 'America First' Mike Pence's recent remarks on Ukraine set him on a collision course with Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. This is very healthy for the GOP — and the country. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Walt Handelsman An editorial guest cartoon from Walt Handelsman of the Times-Picayune/the Advocate By Walt Handelsman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   So far, AI chatbots' great talent is flooding inboxes AI chatbots can't compete with professional writers, but they will make it harder for fiction and nonfiction outlets to find new talent. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   If courts reject Perry's defense, Trump and MAGA lawmakers should panic Courts could force Rep. Scott Perry to testify. If he does, he could end up providing some of the most significant evidence yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   How to restore intellectual diversity on college campuses At existing colleges and universities, institutions are being built to explore questions of social and political life without ruling out conservative answers. By Ramesh Ponnuru ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     Opinions you may have missed My kids need to know that Black is brilliance. So we go to museums. A good Black museum reminds us that no bit of American soil has not been touched by Black blood or Black joy. By Danté Stewart ●  Read more »   These radically simple changes helped lawmakers actually get things done Want to make Congress more effective? Start by moving the furniture. By Amanda Ripley ●  Read more »   What the world can learn from a lobotomy surgeon's horrible mistake In his desperation to be a medical hero, an avid lobotomist became a hero out of Greek tragedy. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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