Opinions P.M.: John Madden, as his friends remember him
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| | | |  |  | | Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions. | | | | | |  (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) He is being eulogized for his coaching and TV careers — not to mention the video game — but here in Monterey, we knew him mainly as a good guy. And a great eater. By Peter Funt ● Read more » | | | | Northam talked about "the yearbook incident" with the refreshing humility of someone who has been through and learned from a searing experience. By Jonathan Capehart ● Read more » | | | | When fear of crime starts driving voters, other agendas — on both left and right — can suffer. By Megan McArdle ● Read more » | | | The Senate giants were consummate legislators. That's far from what we have today. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | | Will Biden's promised benefits from an invigorated internationalism pan out? By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | | Don't let the deluge of bad news distract from genuine successes. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | I've written a lot about the so-far inadequate response to growing Republican radicalism. But real progress is happening, too. By Perry Bacon Jr. ● Read more » | | | | The president fears a backlash in the war on covid-19. But we still need a wartime footing to beat it. By James Hohmann ● Read more » | | | | George Orwell wrote that "the great enemy of clear language is insincerity." Today, the enemy of clarity is the scary sincerity of progressives who are politically inflamed about everything. By George F. Will ● Read more » | | | Our history will always be contested. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ● Read more » | | | | Failure to do so would be an affront to public health and the law. By Lawrence O. Gostin, Jeffrey E. Harris and Dorit Rubinstein Reiss ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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