Today's Opinions: Sports used to lead social progress. Carl Nassib shows it’s now the other way around.

Republicans just proved 'critical race theory' correct; Ron DeSantis is showing Trump-level skill at waging culture war; Appeals to NCAA amateurism look more like greed than dedication to pure sport; Can college sports survive contact with the truth?; How Joe Manchin could be the guy who saved the filibuster and the Senate; Here's another option for filibuster reform that could achieve compromise; Why do Democrats shun bipartisanship? Just look at Obamacare. ; Biden is about to propose a crime plan. How about a real debate about this?; Justice Breyer isn't the issue; To stop Republican authoritarianism, subsidize local journalism; The Republican power grab; Active voter on the scene; An avoidable tragedy looms in Afghanistan. Biden must act quickly to avert it.; Egypt's top spy is visiting Washington. He ought to answer these questions.; It is time to end college sports as we know it; In Afghanistan, a summer of pain awaits; Canada's Green Party remains a mess of obsessive Israel-bashing and allegations of antisemitism ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       By Mili Mitra Global Opinions editor  Email On Monday, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Drew Goins describes his breezy Instagram video as a "gimme field goal of a coming out" — and explains what it says about the changing relationship between sports and social progress. "If his historic announcement was casual, it's not because football changed. It's because the world did," Goins writes. "Once upon a time, sporting society helped lead the way in racial integration; now, when it comes to sexuality, it's the rest of society dragging sports along with it." "Were Nassib coming out in almost any other field, the act would not be so groundbreaking. Acceptance of LGBTQ people has rocketed skyward in such a way that coming-out announcements barely register in certain corners of the country. 2020 saw a decently successful gay presidential candidate and a decently successful gay Hallmark movie. America got a gay Bachelor before it got a gay defensive end." (Steven Senne/AP) Sports used to lead social progress. Carl Nassib shows it's now the other way around. The NFL's Carl Nassib came out as gay, and he wants it to be no big deal. Can that happen? By Drew Goins ●  Read more »   Republicans just proved 'critical race theory' correct The GOP's latest talking point: The Biden administration hates America. By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ron DeSantis is showing Trump-level skill at waging culture war The Florida governor knows how to demonize and polarize for political advantage. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Appeals to NCAA amateurism look more like greed than dedication to pure sport Everyone except the athletes get a share of the revenue. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Can college sports survive contact with the truth? Not for the first time, a decision delivered by the highest judicial authority in the land may catalyze sweeping, overdue change in public education and beyond. By Charles Lane ●  Read more »   How Joe Manchin could be the guy who saved the filibuster and the Senate Embracing partial filibuster reform could make Manchin a hero by his own lights. By Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Here's another option for filibuster reform that could achieve compromise This process would enhance the filibuster as a means of slowing down proposed legislation and forcing the majority and minority to negotiate. By Tom Harkin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why do Democrats shun bipartisanship? Just look at Obamacare. To them, losing power is worth it for impenetrable policy gains. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Biden is about to propose a crime plan. How about a real debate about this? Don't assume the public responds to demagoguery, or that the issue is always terrible for Democrats. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Justice Breyer isn't the issue Democrats urging Justice Breyer to resign would be better off focusing on holding — or even expanding the party's majority — in the Senate in 2022. It can be done. By Colbert King ●  Read more »   To stop Republican authoritarianism, subsidize local journalism The decline of the local press is eroding a key check on the power of politicians. By Brian Klaas ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons The Republican power grab Republican senators reject even debating the For the People Act, a voting rights bill that would establish national standards for voting, including vote by mail, and end partisan gerrymandering and regulate dark money in campaigns. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Active voter on the scene By Michael de Adder ●  Read more »     The Post's View An avoidable tragedy looms in Afghanistan. Biden must act quickly to avert it. The visa path from inside the country is no longer sufficient. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Egypt's top spy is visiting Washington. He ought to answer these questions. No more blank checks. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   It is time to end college sports as we know it The Supreme Court opens the way for a reckoning with the NCAA. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions In Afghanistan, a summer of pain awaits As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, President Biden has few policy options to save the tormented country from chaos. But he is duty-bound to try. By David Ignatius ●  Read more »   Canada's Green Party remains a mess of obsessive Israel-bashing and allegations of antisemitism There's a limit to how much empathy one can muster for someone who wanted to run this toxic mess of a party. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Sergio Peçanha for email alerts every time Sergio publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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