Featured Columns

Excitement for 2016

Bored of Clinton, will Dems look to Warren?

Obamacare is sinking

Does anyone actually love the law?

Obama’s right on Iran

Use diplomacy to better relations.

Game over?

Obama’s health-care fumble could be decisive.

Superficial journalism

The disappointing coverage of Bill de Blasio.

Why Dems are panicked

If Obamacare fails, a lot is at stake.

Contrite but resolute

Obama‘s bottom line is unchanged.

Obama’s sins

He’s become a victim of his own trap.

Entrepreneurs of outrage

Fear and anger sweep up policy issues.

Issa’s kangaroo court

Obamacare hearings weren’t productive.

A call for compromise

How to pass immigration reform.

The president’s long slog

Obama has to begin his political recovery.

A changing world order?

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    A changing world order?

    America is still a superpower, for now.

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  • Living up to Gettysburg

    Living up to Gettysburg

    Are we honoring Lincoln’s message?

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  • Millions stuck uninsured

    Millions stuck uninsured

    Blocked Medicaid expansion is wrong.

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  • Five myths about JFK

    Five myths about JFK

    From debates to secret documents.

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Outlook & Opinions

Not good enough in Burma

Not good enough in Burma

Buddhist attacks on minority Muslims threaten the nation’s future.

Digging out the truth

Digging out the truth

U.S. courts sort out the dirt from an Ecuadoran pollution case.

A climate wake-up call?

A climate wake-up call?

Typhoon Haiyan is just one of many signs of a warming planet.

President Obama’s worst week

President Obama’s worst week

Making apologies, and analogies, for the health-care law.

Two siblings at the center of American foreign policy

Two siblings at the center of American foreign policy

Stephen Kinzer’s “The Brothers” presents a devastating critique of Allen and John Foster Dulles.

Searching for Gettysburg

Searching for Gettysburg

Does it matter if we remember what was said there more clearly than what happened?

A smarter way to help

A smarter way to help

Transparency and biometric IDs can boost the aid effort in the Philippines.

On Iran, don’t wait for perfect

On Iran, don’t wait for perfect

A nuclear deal doesn’t have to be ideal — just the best option.

The secret government warrior next door

The secret government warrior next door

How Cold War planning changed the D.C. suburbs.

The military’s gated communities

The military’s gated communities

Why it’s hard for veterans to leave the bubble.

Why we’re still obsessed with JFK

(Mike Stilkey for The Washington Post)

The appeal and frustrations of writing about the most enigmatic man to occupy the White House.

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