Opinions P.M.: Anti-LGBTQ beliefs might be ‘religious.’ But they’re still bigotry.

The Sierra Club doesn't want to offend. It won't persuade you, either.; Democrats and Republicans agree on China. That's a problem.; Scouting report: Who will win the GOP 2024 nomination?; Closing the gender gap isn't simple; Timid media and GOP figures are again, dangerously, normalizing Trump; Putin did the world a favor by suspending Russia's participation in New START; Germany must do more on defense. But critics should be patient.; Netanyahu overrates Israel's Supreme Court — in order to destroy it; What would a win in Ukraine look like? Retired Gen. Jack Keane explains.; What is Fox News hiding in the Dominion lawsuit?; A better kind of social media is possible — if we want it; Why isn't the E.U. providing Ukraine the right aid? David Ignatius answered your questions.; This all-but-forgotten con man sold America on 'fake it till you make it'; A misguided jury failed to see the art in Mason Rothschild's MetaBirkins; God bless the pitch clock. And pizza-box bases. Baseball is fun again! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Ellen Weinstein for The Washington Post) Anti-LGBTQ beliefs might be 'religious.' But they're still bigotry. Homophobia is alive and well at conservative religious institutions — and for some reason, many people seem to accept it. By Kate Cohen ●  Read more »   The Sierra Club doesn't want to offend. It won't persuade you, either. Language calibrated not to offend is pretty much guaranteed not to change anyone's mind about anything, either. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   Democrats and Republicans agree on China. That's a problem. We don't need more China alarmism. But that's what Congress is providing. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Scouting report: Who will win the GOP 2024 nomination? Fans of the Republican Party have our most promising five individuals in mind, as thoughts turn to choosing a 2024 presidential nominee. By Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   Closing the gender gap isn't simple Recent progress on the gender pay gap has stalled, with barely any movement in the past 20 years. What can we do about it? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Timid media and GOP figures are again, dangerously, normalizing Trump The ex-president gave an unhinged speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Most headlines evaded the issue. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Putin did the world a favor by suspending Russia's participation in New START The bipolar world of U.S.-Russia nuclear arms agreements is obsolete. China is a third major nuclear power, and the U.S. should devise policy accordingly. By John R. Bolton ●  Read more »   Germany must do more on defense. But critics should be patient. Critics of Chancellor Scholz are right to say that he is being too timid. But Japan's own decade-long transformation shows that changes of this scale take time. By Liana Fix ●  Read more »   Netanyahu overrates Israel's Supreme Court — in order to destroy it As the Israeli government pushes contentious reforms, even its opponents tend to concede the court is activist. That's wrong. By Gershom Gorenberg ●  Read more »   What would a win in Ukraine look like? Retired Gen. Jack Keane explains. Here's what winning in Ukraine would look like and how it could be accomplished. By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What is Fox News hiding in the Dominion lawsuit? A filing by Dominion Voting Systems containing material unearthed in discovery is full of redactions by the No. 1 cable news network. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   A better kind of social media is possible — if we want it Creating lively, inviting, edifying social media communities will take new business models, funding sources and, above all, imagination. By Bina Venkataraman ●  Read more »   READER Q&A Why isn't the E.U. providing Ukraine the right aid? David Ignatius answered your questions. David's Q&A with readers was at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Read the transcript. Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     Opinions you may have missed 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 »   A misguided jury failed to see the art in Mason Rothschild's MetaBirkins In playing off trademarked goods, the MetaBirkins artist was just doing what artists have always done. By Blake Gopnik ●  Read more »   God bless the pitch clock. And pizza-box bases. Baseball is fun again! Already, spring training games are finishing in 2 hours and 36 minutes. That's nearly a week faster than your average Yankees-Red Sox game last year. By Rick Reilly ●  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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