Featured Columns

Fret not, Heartlanders

There’s no reason to fear Stephen Colbert.

The Michigan answer

It’s the counter to a ‘war on women.’

Danger for demagogues

No one’s afraid to denounce Darrell Issa.

Failure up and down

The ‘everybody’ in D.C. who failed Relisha.

LBJ’s legacy

How much credit and blame do we attach?

Thought police on patrol

Is the left’s intolerance totalitarianism?

China’s warning signs

The economy is experiencing some busts.

What’s in it for us

Tension involving global norms is emerging.

Respect the young

They’re the ones paying for Medicare.

The Republican circus

The latest IRS hearing was a charade.

A stronger Constitution

It could limit the U.S.’s spending habit.

LBJ’s comeback

Current politicians can learn from him.

Seeking atonement

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  • Seeking atonement

    Seeking atonement

    The U.S. must open the book on torture.

    Eric T. Fair

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  • The allure of wars we didn’t win

    The allure of wars we didn’t win

    Why today’s veterans feel nostalgic.

    Andrew J. Bacevich

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  • How to fix the Second Amendment

    How to fix the Second Amendment

    All you need to do is just add five words.

    John Paul Stevens

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  • The battle against divorce

    The battle against divorce

    Conservatives are fighting separation.

    Scott Keyes

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Outlook & Opinions

This rivalry must end

This rivalry must end

Ogata Sadako, Han Sung-Joo and Ezra F. Vogel

Japan and South Korea should work together to build better relations.

Bon anniversaire, Eiffel Tower

Bon anniversaire, Eiffel Tower

Steven Levingston

The structure reflects the hopes and doubts of Paris 125 years ago.

Are you there God? It’s me, science.

Are you there God? It’s me, science.

Alan Lightman

In “Why Science Does Not Disprove God,” Amir D. Aczel says some mysteries have no other explanation.

Rep. McAllister’s worst week

Rep. McAllister’s worst week

Chris Cillizza

Will a kiss end his career?

5 myths about the Pulitzer Prize

5 myths about the Pulitzer Prize

Roy J. Harris Jr.

Do small newspapers and online reporters even stand a chance?

McCain-Feingold’s legacy

McCain-Feingold’s legacy

Robert Kelner and Raymond La Raja

The law tilted political influence toward the ideological extremes.

The West Bank is hilarious

The West Bank is hilarious

Joel Warner and Peter McGraw

Finding laughs amid turmoil.

Equal-pay demagoguery

Equal-pay demagoguery

Ruth Marcus

Democrats’ rhetoric on the issue is revolting.

Opinions Blogs

Paul Waldman

The Plum Line

Happy Hour Roundup

Paul Waldman

Jennifer Rubin

Right Turn

Tea party runs dry

Jennifer Rubin

Radley Balko

The Watch

Nashville Fridays

Radley Balko

Catherine Rampell

Rampage

Senators: They’re just like us!

Catherine Rampell

Alyssa Rosenberg

Act Four

Epilogue

Alyssa Rosenberg

Erik Wemple

Erik Wemple

Why credit the Wall Street Journal on the Medicare...

Erik Wemple

Alexandra Petri

ComPost

What shoe should I throw at this politician?

Alexandra Petri

Tom Toles

Tom Toles

Friday Rant: Spring Idyll edition

Tom Toles

Dan Malouff

All Opinions Are Local

Opposition to new transit is a fact of life

Dan Malouff

Joel Achenbach

Achenblog

‘Display your notebook as if it were a fishing...

Joel Achenbach

PostPartisan

Colbert is good for Democrats

Carter Eskew

Even better than Kathleen Sebelius’s replacement.

‘Thank you, Kathleen, for your service’

Jonathan Capehart

LBJ’s civil rights legacy and its importance to LGBT Americans.

Jonathan Capehart

Paul Ryan’s generous budget

Ed Rogers

More PostPartisan

Editorials

Eradicating poverty

A better way to vote

Just say no

More Editorials

Tom Toles Cartoon

More Toles Cartoons and Blog Posts

Ann Telnaes Animation

More Telnaes Animations

Letters to the Editor

More Letters

Challenging everything you think you know.

PostOpinions Writers

Book Reviews

How laws are bent for the benefit of the wealthy

The cold and distant Sphinx that was Mitterrand

Ellen Gilchrist’s latest collection is a beauty

Cellphones and the last frontier of navigation

A history of bourbon, the American spirit

Temple was Little Miss Economic Sunshine, author says

Are you there God? It’s me, science.

‘From Pompeii,’ by Ingrid D. Rowland

‘E.E. Cummings,’ by Susan Cheever

Panorama of the tormented Congo

Ward Just’s latest books might just be his best

Horrors that befell Marines at home in North Carolina

The mighty cocktail that leads to superhuman achievement

In search of the real John Wayne

Boston’s attack and its marathon recovery

The secret to the success of Twitter founder Biz Stone