Today's Opinions: Congress is choosing to prolong the covid-19 pandemic
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| | | |  |  | | Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions. | | | | | | | Congress is really good at not doing things. Exceptional even. Which is why it's unsurprising that as lawmakers negotiate their $10 billion emergency funding bill to shore up the administration's covid-19 response, they've run into political snags on how to help fund the fight against the disease abroad. And so they decided to just not do it. Unsurprising. But still incredibly dumb. As Gavin Yamey of Duke University and Boghuma Kabisen Titanji of Emory University explain in a sharp piece: "The world cannot truly move on from the pandemic if large swaths of individuals are unprotected from the virus and remain vulnerable to infection." How, after the emergence of the delta and omicron variants, can lawmakers not take the risk of future strains seriously? Do they seriously have such short memories?  (Ben Curtis/AP) Lawmakers must restore global pandemic aid in their covid funding bill. It's a no-brainer. By Gavin Yamey and Boghuma Kabisen Titanji ● Read more » | | | | It's that time of year once again. Take Will's annual baseball quiz. By George F. Will ● Read more » | | | | States are moving further and further away from each other in how they deal with health care, voting rights, climate change, abortion and other issues. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ● Read more » | | | | Progressives who want Disney as an ally are discovering what the right has always known: Big businesses have less leverage over politics than people think. By Megan McArdle ● Read more » | | | | The U.S. legal system isn't well-equipped to divine the motives behind politicians' propaganda. By Jason Willick ● Read more » | | | | Here's a story about a remarkable refugee from Hungary after the Soviet tanks rolled in 1956. By Mitch Daniels ● Read more » | | | | Foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius will be online at noon EST on April 7 to answer reader questions on the war in Ukraine. Submit your questions. By David Ignatius ● Read more » | | | The question is whether Musk has serious plans for the social media platform — or whether this is all just one big game. By Molly Roberts ● Read more » | | | | The platform's blue bubble is a disaster for audience and user growth. By Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » | | | | They won't get credit for what they've done right if they won't tell voters about it. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | | Democrats should be nervous about the end of Title 42 expulsions. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | Sunny optimism, big dreams? No thanks, we'll stick with resentment and anger. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | The Biden administration needs to simplify its message. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | | | | Editorial Cartoons Oklahoma's Republican-controlled legislature wants to make it a felony to perform abortions. By Ann Telnaes ● Read more » | | | | | |  (Aly Song/Reuters) President Xi Jinping should admit he needs a new strategy. But can he? By the Editorial Board ● Read more » | | | | It is sad that only three Republicans appear ready to support Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination. By the Editorial Board ● Read more » | | | | The spectacle has been a waste of time. By the Editorial Board ● Read more » | | | | | | Global Opinions  (Alexei Nikolsky/AP) Overthrowing Putin would be a high-risk operation. But Russian leaders have been deposed in the past. By Amy Knight ● Read more » | | | | The approach employed by successive U.S. administrations and our European allies has actually emboldened the Islamic republic's most repressive elements. By Jason Rezaian ● Read more » | | | | Erdogan has tried to have it both ways, posturing and pretending to be outraged at the killing of his friend, while also being careful not to damage the relationship with the kingdom. By Erol Onderoglu ● Read more » | | | | | | |  Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. | | | | | | | | |
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