OpinionsThe Washington Post Opinions section features opinion articles, op-eds, editorials by the Editorial Board, global opinions and letters to the editor on the issues of the day. Offerings include columns by Washington Post opinion writers, political cartoons by editorial cartoonists Ann Telnaes and Michael de Adder and podcasts by Jonathan Capehart.https://www.washingtonpost.comWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:20:40 +00001hourly1Tiny changes in polls are overhyped. Here’s what really matters.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/mailbag-polling-voter-turnout-hamas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/mailbag-polling-voter-turnout-hamas/Jennifer RubinWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000Plus: Hamas documents reveal much. Settlement renounces the “big lie.”Marijuana use is rising. The government needs to correct its mistake.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/marijuana-harms-national-academies-report/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/marijuana-harms-national-academies-report/Leana WenWed, 16 Oct 2024 11:15:37 +0000A new report details federal actions to protect the public from the harms of cannabis.Think hard, Republicans. You really want to do this again?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/gop-election-denial-liz-cheney-after-trump/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/gop-election-denial-liz-cheney-after-trump/Matt BaiWed, 16 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000If Harris wins, the GOP would be sabotaging a bright future by not conceding that Trump lost.China is trying to fix its economy — except the real problemhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/china-deflation-consumption-economy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/china-deflation-consumption-economy/Keith B. RichburgWed, 16 Oct 2024 10:15:37 +0000A new stimulus package won’t stem China’s deflationary spiral. There is only one solution.Democracy woes: When getting indicted wins voteshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/dc-council-trayon-white/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/16/dc-council-trayon-white/Marc FisherWed, 16 Oct 2024 09:45:56 +0000Voters in D.C.’s poorest ward will re-elect D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. despite his indictment on bribery charges. Why?What Hamas hoped would happen after Oct. 7https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/hamas-israel-intelligence-iran-oct-7-attack/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/hamas-israel-intelligence-iran-oct-7-attack/David IgnatiusTue, 15 Oct 2024 23:37:50 +0000The group wanted its terrorist attack to spark a wider war. That should give Israel pause.Democrats thought their Senate hopes were dead. They were just in Nebraska.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/dan-osborn-nebraska-senate-campaign-independent/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/dan-osborn-nebraska-senate-campaign-independent/David Von DrehleTue, 15 Oct 2024 23:22:26 +0000Dan Osborn, an independent, could win the state’s Senate race — and determine control of the chamber.A few weird tricks to fix Congresshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/congress-gridlock-dysfunction-partisan-fixing/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/congress-gridlock-dysfunction-partisan-fixing/Editorial BoardTue, 15 Oct 2024 21:45:59 +0000Tweaks to how the legislature does business are both within reach and sorely needed.Why even Democrats should root for Larry Hogan to win in Marylandhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/larry-hogan-republican-reform-vetoes/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/larry-hogan-republican-reform-vetoes/Letters to the EditorTue, 15 Oct 2024 21:23:06 +0000Readers make the case for, and against, the former governor’s candidacy for Senate.Trump’s dance party rally is still dangeroushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-rally-dance-music-taiwan-taliban-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-rally-dance-music-taiwan-taliban-ukraine/Drew GoinsTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:36:03 +0000Plus: The impossibility of a good settlement for Ukraine. Taiwan and the Taliban. The choice for Black voters.Cartoon by Nick Andersonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/nick-anderson-cartoon-threats-fema-workers-armed-militia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/nick-anderson-cartoon-threats-fema-workers-armed-militia/Nick AndersonTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:27:34 +0000Nick Anderson cartoon on threats against FEMA relief workers.Cartoon by Matt Davieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/matt-davies-cartoon-maga-hurricane-conspiracy-theories-climate-change/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/matt-davies-cartoon-maga-hurricane-conspiracy-theories-climate-change/Matt DaviesTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:25:06 +0000Matt Davies cartoon on irony of MAGA hurricane conspiracy theories.Songs and dance moves from Trump’s weird rally, reviewedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-dance-rally-songs-ymca-satire/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-dance-rally-songs-ymca-satire/Alexandra PetriTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:12:23 +0000I feel I have lost my hold on reality.Doritos and cocaine: Harris and Trump try out podcast populismhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/doritos-and-cocaine-harris-and-trump-try-out-podcast-populism/https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/doritos-and-cocaine-harris-and-trump-try-out-podcast-populism/Chris Suellentrop, Damir Marusic, Hadley RobinsonTue, 15 Oct 2024 19:59:05 +0000In the final stretch of the presidential campaign, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are turning to popular lifestyle and comedy podcasts to woo different audiences. We were curious whether the candidates sounded any different in these environments than at their rallies. So columnists Charles Lane, Molly Roberts and Perry Bacon listened in and discussed what they learned.What if it’s not really close at all? I answered your questions.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/eugene-robinson-live-chat/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/eugene-robinson-live-chat/Eugene RobinsonTue, 15 Oct 2024 17:00:27 +0000Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.Why do witches stay in hotels? I was taking your jokes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/alexandra-petri-live-chat/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/alexandra-petri-live-chat/Alexandra PetriTue, 15 Oct 2024 15:00:58 +0000Alexandra’s live chat with readers started at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.Poor Donald Trump can’t get anyone to believe himhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/donald-trump-threat-rally-fascist-deportation-satire/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/donald-trump-threat-rally-fascist-deportation-satire/Alexandra PetriTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:52:52 +0000Is he the one human alive whose words mean absolutely nothing?John Grisham: Texas courts have failed Robert Robersonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/john-grisham-texas-death-penalty-robert-roberson/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/john-grisham-texas-death-penalty-robert-roberson/John GrishamTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:40:58 +0000The death penalty has no place in our justice system. Roberson’s case shows that.Why Trump is doubling down on racism https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-racism-detroit-immigration/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-racism-detroit-immigration/Jennifer RubinTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:45:00 +0000In the closing weeks of a tight campaign, the former president returns to his core message. In this election, there’s a better choice for Black and Latino votershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/black-latino-democrats-economics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/black-latino-democrats-economics/Perry BaconTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:30:43 +0000The two groups always fare better economically under a Democratic presidentThe U.S. and other outsiders should stay out of Venezuela’s crisishttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/venezuela-crisis-international/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/venezuela-crisis-international/Jorge G. Castañeda, Carlos OminamiTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:15:01 +0000Any real solution to Maduro’s political intransigence must emerge from Venezuelans themselves.Dockworkers are trying to stop automation. They will fail.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/dockworkers-automation-unions-jobs/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/dockworkers-automation-unions-jobs/Eduardo PorterTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000Unions must help shape the future of work to ensure the best outcomes for the most people. My father’s story shows Harris’s home health-care plan is no easy fixhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/harris-medicare-home-health-care/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/harris-medicare-home-health-care/Megan McArdleTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:45:18 +0000Washington keeps failing at plugging long-term care gaps in our safety net. Ukrainians in Pennsylvania are split on Harris and Trump. How can that be?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/ukraine-voters-pennsylvania-swing-state-election/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/ukraine-voters-pennsylvania-swing-state-election/Josh RoginTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000These voters could swing the election. But neither candidate seems focused on securing their support.Why does Trump like Zelensky? He’s a Ukrainian Donald Trump.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-zelensky-similarities-ukraine-putin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/trump-zelensky-similarities-ukraine-putin/Marc ThiessenTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000The Ukrainian president and former U.S. president have more in common than you’d think. South Dakota could deliver a blow in the fight to save abortionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/abortion-referendum-south-dakota/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/abortion-referendum-south-dakota/Rick WeilandTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:37 +0000A fiercely contested ballot measure to restore Roe in the state is testing the power of direct democracy.Are Americans ready to give up on Ukraine?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/ukraine-stalemate-putin-pompeo-peacetalks-negotiations/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/15/ukraine-stalemate-putin-pompeo-peacetalks-negotiations/Robert KaganTue, 15 Oct 2024 09:45:16 +0000All the talk about a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine? It’s designed mostly to appeal to Americans. Trump wants to take back manufacturing jobs. It won’t work.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/trump-manufacturing-jobs-china-globalization/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/trump-manufacturing-jobs-china-globalization/Editorial BoardMon, 14 Oct 2024 22:39:29 +0000Trump can’t pump up manufacturing employment.Let’s compare how the world treats the Taliban vs. Taiwanhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/taiwan-taliban-afghanistan-diplomatic-relations/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/taiwan-taliban-afghanistan-diplomatic-relations/Jim GeraghtyMon, 14 Oct 2024 22:01:50 +0000As democratic Taiwan grows more isolated, the brutal Taliban regime in Afghanistan gains acceptance.Eruptionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/michael-ramirez-cartoon-national-debt-deficit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/michael-ramirez-cartoon-national-debt-deficit/Michael RamirezMon, 14 Oct 2024 21:28:06 +0000Michael Ramirez cartoon on the national debt.Hey Dems, stop doomscrolling and go win the electionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/democrats-trump-harris-election-fears/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/democrats-trump-harris-election-fears/Eugene RobinsonMon, 14 Oct 2024 20:45:03 +0000Votes, not vibes, will determine whether Harris or Trump wins in November.The one thing JD Vance has been right about so farhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/vance-trump-attorney-general-justice-garland/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/vance-trump-attorney-general-justice-garland/Ruth MarcusMon, 14 Oct 2024 20:43:08 +0000A second Trump administration would turn the Justice Department into little more than a political arm of the White House.Columbus Day is one big accidenthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/columbus-day-origin-harris-closing-message-immigration/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/columbus-day-origin-harris-closing-message-immigration/Drew GoinsMon, 14 Oct 2024 20:30:24 +0000Plus: Harris’s closing message. Leave your dog at home.It was Ta-Nehisi Coates who asked the tough questions on ‘CBS Mornings’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/coates-dokoupil-cbs-israel-palestine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/coates-dokoupil-cbs-israel-palestine/Karen AttiahMon, 14 Oct 2024 19:57:07 +0000Tough questions are always welcome. That’s why Ta-Nehisi Coates is always asking them.I owe my daughter to IVF. Threats to access hurt families like mine.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/ivf-ohio-vance-states-dobbs/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/ivf-ohio-vance-states-dobbs/Letters to the EditorMon, 14 Oct 2024 19:53:02 +0000Plus: Ohio residents on what Republicans really mean when they say to leave abortion to the states.