Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

In asteroid hunt, looking for one to visit

NASA looking for a few good space rocks

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

College and the Imposter Complex

Don't worry, you actually belong

Achenblog

Joel Achenbach

The secrets of @HillaryClinton

What Hillary's tweet tells us about life, the universe, and everything

Blog

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

Burgess flogs flawed anti-abortion argument

What happens when the congressman waxing idiotic on abortion is a former OB-GYN?

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

A congressional woman's voice on abortion

A female lawmaker sent me a powerful e-mail last week that ought to sink into some of the thick skulls on Capitol Hill -- but probably won't.

PostPartisan

Jonathan Capehart

No 'ETA' for the end of Cain's nonsense

Herman Cain can't seem to talk without numbers and abbreviations dribbling from his lips.

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Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Tunisia’s way forward

Can Islamists and secularists work together?

Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Off-point on Benghazi

Politicians pursue another phony scandal.

Jackson Diehl

Jackson Diehl

Putin’s extremists

The U.S. doesn’t need his type of counterterrorism.

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Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Child-abuse suspicions lead to a case with no end

D.C. seeks secrecy in the case of a Georgetown couple falsely suspected of abusing one of their daughters.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Stop blaming the victim in military sexual assault cases

COLUMN | Latest incident melds two trends in sexual assault — the military and social media confessionals.

Local Blog

Petula Dvorak

Tiger momming it at the spelling bee

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Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

A liberal case for reform

Progressives need to tame entitlements.

Fred Hiatt

Fred Hiatt

The hazy ‘Chinese dream’

Does Xi Jinping’s vision include the rule of law?

PostPartisan

Fred Hiatt

Worrisome signs for Burma's reforms

President Thein Sein's circumspection in an interview speaks volumes.

Archive

Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan

How open our borders?

Immigration reform can prove U.S. strength.

Robert Kagan and Michele Dunne

Reforming Egypt

The U.S. can start by refusing to coddle President Morsi.

Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan

What does Rand Paul want?

The senator criticizes U.S. foreign policy, but doesn’t seem to have an alternative.

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Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

The impulsive ‘martyr’

Edward Snowden and the desire for immortality.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

The paradox of Brazil

The ‘developing’ country defies stereotypes.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

The Polish orphans

World War ll refugees provide unlikely lessons in thriving.

Archive

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Obama’s Syria muddle

His approach to the crisis is stunningly chaotic.

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

A forgettable leak

The NSA scoops are a ‘dog bites man’ story.

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Coldhearted liberalism

Why isn’t the left more concerned about the plight of Syrians?

Archive

E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Great Gatsby economics

The rich are getting richer, and more exclusive.

PostPartisan

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Yes, liberty always mattered

E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Lean more toward liberty

But recognize the trade-off with security.

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Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

The one path to GOP reform

How to be socially inclusive without becoming socially liberal.

Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

Poisoned patriots

Some on the right go too far in criticizing the NSA.

Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

A Power of conviction

President Obama makes a superb nomination for U.N. ambassador.

Archive

David Ignatius

David Ignatius

Help Mideast moderates

The U.S. needs a framework for the region.

David Ignatius

David Ignatius

Snowden knew best?

The NSA leaker challenges the rule of law.

David Ignatius

David Ignatius

The real Holder scandal

The attorney general’s mediocre performance.

Archive

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

District of Corruption

Local malfeasance must be pulled up by the roots.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Hurting D.C.’s health

Jeffrey Thompson leaves taxpayers on the hook for medical bills.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Love thy neighbor?

Four D.C. charities — and a miscreant.

Archive

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

Pushing the envelope, NSA-style

Obama is reaping the distrust in government he has sown.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

Message from the ruins of Qusair

Assad, Russia and Iran have the upper hand.

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

Obama’s Dorothy Doctrine

Wishing the ‘war on terror’ was over won’t make it so.

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Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

The lie of congressional oversight

Oregon senator Ron Wyden on James Clapper’s “least untruthful answer.

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

The women are back in the White House

But is the gender glass half-full or half-empty?

Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

‘Invisible War’ opens eyes

Movie showcases military’s assault issue.

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Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Fighting racism in Cuba

Communist egalitarian rhetoric is belied by reality.

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

Don’t ‘fast track’ free trade

Protecting the American people from bad deals.

Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson

More than one bad Apple

Corporations need to pay tax on their U.S. revenue.

Archive

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Edward Snowden’s grandiosity

Some say he is a hero. I think they’re dead wrong.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

The great American gridlock

One party offers small ideas, the other ignores the problems.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

A ‘money bomb’ for 2016

A super PAC to transform U.S. elections.

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Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Sarah Palin flaunts her fertility

The former governor exemplifies a strange shift among female politicians.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

Googled to tears

These days, the notion of anonymity is ludicrous.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker

The tanning tax, and other Obamacare absurdities

The White House has scuttled the idea of individual conscience.

Archive

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

Weird images from Rep. Burgess in the extreme abortion ban debate

This really adds a lot to the discussion.

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

Jack Lew's depressing new signature

So much for the OOOOOOO.

ComPost

Alexandra Petri

Dear Kanye, 300 was the Spartans, not the Romans!

Please correct this at your soonest leisure.

Blog

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Obama holds a losing hand in negotiations

President Obama tries to negotiate with no leverage and fails.

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

An empty chair, indeed

President Obama's abysmal leadership skills are finally hurting him.

Right Turn

Jennifer Rubin

Can the GOP regain its appeal to young voters?

Youth voters are gettable for the GOP, but not by standing pat.

Blog

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

Breaking: Full House committee transcripts shed new light on genesis of IRS targeting

Elijah Cummings releases the full transcripts, after Darrell Issa refused to do the same.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

John Boehner is bluffing

The House Speaker claims he won't allow a vote on any immigration bill that a majority of House Republicans don't support. Don't buy it.

The Plum Line

Greg Sargent

The Morning Plum: Immigration reform's fate hangs in the balance

A new report suggests Republicans are moving away from the "hard triggers" for citizenship that could kill reform, but the news is not all good.

Blog

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

Glenn Greenwald’s crime

He could be prosecuted for his reports about NSA activities, and the Supreme Court has said so.

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

What Big Brother?

Outrage over the NSA programs is misplaced.

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc A. Thiessen

Subpoena The Post!

Eric Holder’s selective approach to leaks.

Archive

Archive

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

A new limit to privacy

Updating the rules for an age of digital exhibitionism.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Stand down, Rand Paul

The senator’s misguided effort against the NSA.

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Ride on, Cadillac tax

The Obamacare provision on luxury health plans is a sound one.

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Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Wasteful Charlottesville highway reflects poor McDonnell approach

COLUMN | Novelist Grisham is right to call proposed Charlottesville highway a “boneheaded . . . boondoggle.”

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Firings at Latino economic group trigger ruckus, threaten grants

COLUMN | Ousted head of Latino Economic Development Center worries its mission is at risk.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Md. was slow to adopt simple steps to prevent Baltimore jail scandal

COLUMN | Even Md. Democrats say O’Malley should have acted sooner to stymie problems at Baltimore jail.

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Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

So long, oversight

On the NSA, checks and balances have vanished.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

Where have all the liberals gone?

With Obama in the White House, progressives have acquiesced to spying programs.

Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank

It’s a man’s life in the GOP

Republican misters push new abortion restrictions.

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Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

You think the NSA is intrusive? Try being stopped and frisked by police.

COLUMN | There must be a better way to improve public safety without racially targeted policing.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

To Black America, Obama does no wrong, but free pass needs to stop

COLUMN | African Americans must expect more of him than just being our first black president.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Hardships have never stopped this Morehouse grad

Soon-to-be Harvard student Leland Shelton was singled out by President Obama for his efforts.

Archive

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Meet Dylan, the day trader

Dylan Collins makes more money in a day than some have in their 401(k), but can he make a career of it?

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Is capitalism moral?

The free market vs. the welfare state.

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

King of beers or absolute monarch?

COMMENTARY | By buying Corona, megabrewer Anheuser-Busch InBev would put consumers, distributors and craft brewers over a barrel.

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PostPartisan

Eugene Robinson

Is the NSA's collection of phone records necessary?

The massive secret effort to log all of our phone calls is useful. But is that enough?

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson Live

Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

The Syria quagmire

The U.S. is being drawn into a futile proxy war.

Archive

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

The wealth effect, RIP?

Americans have record wealth but don’t spend it.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

Why farm subsidies survive

Entrenched interests, politics trump needed reform.

Robert J. Samuelson

Robert J. Samuelson

A danger of higher taxes

Multinationals can decide to move overseas.

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PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

We need more than a a short-term fix for climate change

There is a limit to how much "no net economic cost" policies can achieve.

PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

No evidence of wide IRS conspiracy

Republicans are increasingly strong in their insinuations, but the evidence points in a different direction.

PostPartisan

Stephen Stromberg

The nasty fight over Obama's D.C. Circuit nominees

GOP attacks miss the point. But so do Democrats'.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ending the state of secrecy

Government needs to be held accountable for the NSA excesses.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

The third Koch ‘brother’

Art Pope’s money has changed North Carolina for the worse.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bankrupt student loan proposals

The U.S. government needs to do more to cover college costs.

Archive

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

China isn’t a superpower

And the U.S. shouldn’t treat it like one.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Reform isn’t a dirty word

Keynesians shouldn’t reject economic restructuring.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

No credibility crisis on Syria

Careless military action is not the way to fix careless “red line” language.

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