Featured Columns
(Charles Dharapak / AP)
-
Death and taxes
What critics of the estate tax overlook.
-
Too long for this world
MLK memorial loses “drum major” quote.
-
A year of political fashion
Capehart reviews highs and lows.
-
U.N. phobia
What is it that sends the GOP into a tizzy?
Opinions Blogs
If you can't say anything concise...
Rather than the full drum-major quote or the abbreviated version, the carving will be removed entirely from the Martin Luther King Jr. monument.
Robinson and readers on Republicans checking the polls
Rachel Manteuffel
Using long-term budgeting sensibly
Jonathan Bernstein
'Too big to fail' becomes 'too big to indict'
James Downie
PostOpinions Writers
Challenging everything you think you know.
Book Reviews
The story her editors killed in 1941
A reporter’s account of the fear and destruction after Pearl Harbor.
Opinions Videos
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s many smiles
University of Arkansas political science professor Patrick Stewart analyzes the meaning behind the many smiles of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
Nationals make ‘The Rough Rider’ a hapless loser
In the long history of organized sports, no team or individual at the collegiate or professional level has ever lost 500 times in a row. But if one current streak continues, history of the wrong kind will be made midway through the fourth inning at Nationals Park on Aug. 18, when the world will witness perhaps the first competitor in a professional sports arena to lose for the 500th consecutive time.
When loans hurt more than they help (2:07)
Microcredit expert David Roodman discusses why providing loans to the world's poor isn't always in their best interest.
The ads Mitt Romney should run
Democratic strategist Tad Devine gives examples of the types of TV advertisements that could help GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Congress achieves worst year in Washington
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza named Congress winner of "The Worst Year in Washington" award after a 2011 full of empty promises and inaction.
Rep. Weiner, Obama and D.C. sports hoping for a better 2012
There weren't too many bright spots in 2011 for Rep. Anthony Weiner, President Barack Obama or D.C. sports, all named winners of The Fix's "Bad Year in Washington" by Chris Cillizza.
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza explains why Newt Gingrich and the Clinton family had such great years.
Why District filmgoers deserve better
The Washington Post's Ned Martel discusses the unique traits of the D.C. moviegoers and why the nation's capital should be on the forefront of film releases.
Veteran Democratic strategist Carter Eskew and veteran Republican strategist Ed Rogers launch a conversation about Election 2012.
To see - or be seen? The hipster-frames story
The Washington Post's Ned Martel tries on some of the big and chunky frames that are showing up on the faces of celebrities and Washington insiders.
Is the nation’s high-speed rail really a model for the U.S. transportation system? Based on his travels in China, Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane thinks not.
The Post Most: OpinionsMost-viewed stories, videos and galleries int he past two hours
Today’s Opinions poll
Do you believe labor unions help strengthen the American middle class?
Voice Your Opinions
