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"Practical progress could show the Lebanese people the potential benefits of peacemaking," Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff and Ehud Yaari write. https://wapo.st/3JrWM8r
Opinion | An Arab-Israeli peace pact might come from an unexpected quarter
Lebanon’s leaders are hinting at reconciliation. U.S. pressure can help turn words into action.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"Practical progress could show the Lebanese people the potential benefits of peacemaking," Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff and Ehud Yaari write. https://wapo.st/3JrWM8r
"Veterans Day," as drawn by Michael Ramirez 🎨 https://wapo.st/3JNm6pi
Opinion | Veterans Day
Michael Ramirez cartoon on thanking veterans.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"Veterans Day," as drawn by Michael Ramirez 🎨 https://wapo.st/3JNm6pi
“The current Supreme Court is conservative but not revolutionary,” the Editorial Board writes.
“That’s why no one should be surprised that the justices have turned down a chance to reconsider their 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.”
“That’s why no one should be surprised that the justices have turned down a chance to reconsider their 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.”
Opinion | Same-sex marriage isn’t going anywhere
The Supreme Court predictably rejects an opportunity to reconsider its 2015 decision.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“The current Supreme Court is conservative but not revolutionary,” the Editorial Board writes.
“That’s why no one should be surprised that the justices have turned down a chance to reconsider their 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.”
“That’s why no one should be surprised that the justices have turned down a chance to reconsider their 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.”
"True gratitude means more than words – it means ensuring that every veteran who serves this country has an equal voice and vote in it," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4ow7ARU
Opinion | Here’s how we can help our veterans
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"True gratitude means more than words – it means ensuring that every veteran who serves this country has an equal voice and vote in it," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4ow7ARU
"This Veterans Day, I’ll be thinking of all the American men and women who have answered their country’s call over the years, their sacrifice and courage," John Ficarra writes. https://wapo.st/487gsYr
Opinion | My colleague at Mad magazine was a war hero. Who knew?
George Dougherty never mentioned his exploits as a World War II fighter pilot.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"This Veterans Day, I’ll be thinking of all the American men and women who have answered their country’s call over the years, their sacrifice and courage," John Ficarra writes. https://wapo.st/487gsYr
The latest from @jaredmcclain.bsky.social, a senior attorney at @ij.org, who represents Leonardo Garcia Venegas in a federal class-action lawsuit:
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
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November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The latest from @jaredmcclain.bsky.social, a senior attorney at @ij.org, who represents Leonardo Garcia Venegas in a federal class-action lawsuit:
"Trump’s pronouncements are so often unexpected and disconnected from reality that they leave foreign policy scholars, and foreign leaders, bewildered," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/4p3JrlQ
Opinion | Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation
Many MAGA loyalists don’t bat an eye as Trump mediates conflicts while also saber-rattling.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Trump’s pronouncements are so often unexpected and disconnected from reality that they leave foreign policy scholars, and foreign leaders, bewildered," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/4p3JrlQ
The latest from @zhoyoyo.bsky.social:
Where in America is THE BEST place to raise kids?
Here's what I found: wapo.st/49u64eL
(The stork knows!)
Here's what I found: wapo.st/49u64eL
(The stork knows!)
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The latest from @zhoyoyo.bsky.social:
"There are real and distinctive differences in people’s ways of life and their outlooks in urban and rural areas," Keith Moore writes.
"Having an up-to-date understanding of the facts is a key step to bridging this divide. Check your own knowledge by taking our quiz."
"Having an up-to-date understanding of the facts is a key step to bridging this divide. Check your own knowledge by taking our quiz."
Opinion | How different are urban and rural Americans? Take our quiz to find out.
There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes that obscure what Americans have in common.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"There are real and distinctive differences in people’s ways of life and their outlooks in urban and rural areas," Keith Moore writes.
"Having an up-to-date understanding of the facts is a key step to bridging this divide. Check your own knowledge by taking our quiz."
"Having an up-to-date understanding of the facts is a key step to bridging this divide. Check your own knowledge by taking our quiz."
The latest from Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff and Ehud Yaari:
"While all eyes are on Gaza to see if the shaky ceasefire will hold, a more durable Arab-Israeli peace pact might come from an unexpected quarter: Lebanon," write Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff, and Ehud Yaari in @postopinions.bsky.social.
Opinion | A fragile opening for peace between Lebanon and Israel
Lebanon’s leaders are hinting at reconciliation. U.S. pressure can help turn words into action.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The latest from Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff and Ehud Yaari:
"TV increasingly designed for second-screen viewing," as drawn by Edith Pritchett. 🎨
Opinion | TV increasingly designed for second-screen viewing
Characters have started announcing what’s happening on screen.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"TV increasingly designed for second-screen viewing," as drawn by Edith Pritchett. 🎨
"The recent jewelry heist is a wake-up call that the portrait needs help from all who value it," Victoria Coates writes. https://wapo.st/4qMfus5
Opinion | Put the Mona Lisa in its own building — for its sake and the visitors’
What might be the world’s most famous painting needs to be easy to see and hard to steal.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"The recent jewelry heist is a wake-up call that the portrait needs help from all who value it," Victoria Coates writes. https://wapo.st/4qMfus5
TrumpRx is the wrong way to lower drug prices, the Editorial Board writes.
“The president cut a deal to reduce prices for weight-loss drugs in exchange for tariff relief.”
“The president cut a deal to reduce prices for weight-loss drugs in exchange for tariff relief.”
Opinion | TrumpRx is the wrong way to lower drug prices
The president cut a deal to reduce prices for weight-loss drugs in exchange for tariff relief.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
TrumpRx is the wrong way to lower drug prices, the Editorial Board writes.
“The president cut a deal to reduce prices for weight-loss drugs in exchange for tariff relief.”
“The president cut a deal to reduce prices for weight-loss drugs in exchange for tariff relief.”
"I do a crazy thing with my spare time: I read books and get off social media," a reader writes in #PostLetters.
"If you are in favor of socialism, you have some self-education to do. Don’t be ashamed to be a free-market cheerleader."
"If you are in favor of socialism, you have some self-education to do. Don’t be ashamed to be a free-market cheerleader."
Opinion | Why I’m afraid of a shift toward socialism
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"I do a crazy thing with my spare time: I read books and get off social media," a reader writes in #PostLetters.
"If you are in favor of socialism, you have some self-education to do. Don’t be ashamed to be a free-market cheerleader."
"If you are in favor of socialism, you have some self-education to do. Don’t be ashamed to be a free-market cheerleader."
Trump tries a familiar inflation playbook, the Editorial Board writes.
“The president borrows a Biden tactic, deflecting public concerns about prices by blaming food producers.”
“The president borrows a Biden tactic, deflecting public concerns about prices by blaming food producers.”
Opinion | Trump tries a familiar inflation playbook
The president borrows a Biden tactic, deflecting public concerns about prices by blaming food producers.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump tries a familiar inflation playbook, the Editorial Board writes.
“The president borrows a Biden tactic, deflecting public concerns about prices by blaming food producers.”
“The president borrows a Biden tactic, deflecting public concerns about prices by blaming food producers.”
"A military intervention premised on the wrong diagnosis would not save Nigerian Christians," @james-barnett.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/3LPioMs
Opinion | Nigeria’s crisis runs deeper than just a war on Christians
The Trump administration is dangerously misreading the conflict and its causes.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"A military intervention premised on the wrong diagnosis would not save Nigerian Christians," @james-barnett.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/3LPioMs
"Meta, leave the PG-13 rating to the big screen."
The latest from Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association:
The latest from Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association:
Opinion | Meta’s misappropriation of PG-13 threatens a trusted system
Conflating social media content and movies is thoroughly misleading.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Meta, leave the PG-13 rating to the big screen."
The latest from Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association:
The latest from Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association:
"Last season’s updated vaccine provides significant protection against covid-19, particularly against severe illness and death," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3Ls9zZ1
Opinion | How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
More evidence highlighting the benefit, and limitations, of covid-19 vaccines
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November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Last season’s updated vaccine provides significant protection against covid-19, particularly against severe illness and death," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3Ls9zZ1
"The ocean may be vast, but the room left for many fishermen seems to be shrinking by the day."
The latest from Frank Garrison and Paige Gilliard:
The latest from Frank Garrison and Paige Gilliard:
Opinion | A century-old law could cost these fishermen their livelihoods
The Antiquities Act is not a superpower.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"The ocean may be vast, but the room left for many fishermen seems to be shrinking by the day."
The latest from Frank Garrison and Paige Gilliard:
The latest from Frank Garrison and Paige Gilliard:
Zohran Mamdani drops the mask, the Editorial Board writes.
“Witness the mayor-elect’s change of character since his Tuesday election victory.”
“Witness the mayor-elect’s change of character since his Tuesday election victory.”
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani drops the mask, the Editorial Board writes.
“Witness the mayor-elect’s change of character since his Tuesday election victory.”
“Witness the mayor-elect’s change of character since his Tuesday election victory.”
“How to kill time during flight delays,” as drawn by Edith Pritchett. 🎨
Opinion | How to kill time during flight delays
Try Xmas shopping airport-style!
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November 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“How to kill time during flight delays,” as drawn by Edith Pritchett. 🎨
"If [Trump] gets his way, the country’s government will consist of little more than a presidency with two servile branches"
The latest from @drtedj.bsky.social:
The latest from @drtedj.bsky.social:
Opinion | The real cost of an unchecked president
Blind partisanship is eroding the nation’s system of checks and balances.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"If [Trump] gets his way, the country’s government will consist of little more than a presidency with two servile branches"
The latest from @drtedj.bsky.social:
The latest from @drtedj.bsky.social:
"The two intrepid and sharp-witted pilots, whom I recently had the pleasure of interviewing, embarked on a 37-day, 11-country journey in a single-engine plane, which they devoted to raising awareness about polio and the power of vaccines," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/4qyF8Ae
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"The two intrepid and sharp-witted pilots, whom I recently had the pleasure of interviewing, embarked on a 37-day, 11-country journey in a single-engine plane, which they devoted to raising awareness about polio and the power of vaccines," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/4qyF8Ae
"Horse Girl is not style but culture. The essence of it is passion — or obsession — with everything horse," Chloe Coleman writes.
"If you want to get to know the Horse Girl, there’s no need for Vogue or Glamour to explain."
"If you want to get to know the Horse Girl, there’s no need for Vogue or Glamour to explain."
Opinion | For actual Horse Girls, this trend can’t end soon enough
The style world has declared it “Horse Girl fall,” but our passions are never out of season.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Horse Girl is not style but culture. The essence of it is passion — or obsession — with everything horse," Chloe Coleman writes.
"If you want to get to know the Horse Girl, there’s no need for Vogue or Glamour to explain."
"If you want to get to know the Horse Girl, there’s no need for Vogue or Glamour to explain."
Even now, when the need is urgent, neither political party will seize the moment for immigration reform, George F. Will writes.
Opinion | Biden and Trump, in their own ways, poisoned the immigration debate
Even now, when the need is urgent, neither political party will seize the moment for immigration reform.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Even now, when the need is urgent, neither political party will seize the moment for immigration reform, George F. Will writes.