Opinions P.M.: Australia’s vaccine ‘stroll-out’ shows the dangers of covid complacency

June jobs report: Some of those workers might not be coming back; Why Biden and Democrats can take credit for an improving economy; Nancy Pelosi has backed Kevin McCarthy into a corner; The clown show will continue until Kevin McCarthy cracks his whip; Remember the Bicentennial? Celebrating might be even harder for America's 250th birthday.; This Fourth, recall the revolution of aspirations, contradictions and ongoing dilemmas; Inclusion is patriotism of the highest order; Gavin Grimm on a watershed moment in the fight for transgender rights; 'Strategic ambiguity' is no longer a prudent U.S. policy on Taiwan; D.C. students have faced unprecedented challenges. Will schools be ready to help them?; The Library of Congress needs a new name; In Virginia, the fight for environmental justice continues; The purge of Asian American students at Thomas Jefferson High School has begun; Montgomery County's rain-tax collectors would rather litigate than clean up the Chesapeake Bay ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Lukas Coch/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Australia's vaccine 'stroll-out' shows the dangers of covid complacency What seemed like a low-risk strategy of a low-speed roll-out can become high-risk within weeks. By Richard Glover ●  Read more »   June jobs report: Some of those workers might not be coming back The economy added 850,000 jobs in June. But the workforce is still smaller than it used to be — and some of those people might not be coming back. By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   Why Biden and Democrats can take credit for an improving economy The Democratic economic strategy was being implemented even while Donald Trump was president. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Nancy Pelosi has backed Kevin McCarthy into a corner How can Republicans investigate the attack, when they are deeply implicated in what happened? By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   The clown show will continue until Kevin McCarthy cracks his whip There are always going to be clowns, in any party, in any Congress. The problem here is the ringmaster — or lack thereof. By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Remember the Bicentennial? Celebrating might be even harder for America's 250th birthday. If the goal is to bring Americans together in the next five years, the organizers of America250 have their work cut out for them. By Jennifer Finney Boylan ●  Read more »   This Fourth, recall the revolution of aspirations, contradictions and ongoing dilemmas Some founding fathers, finally unvarnished. By Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   Inclusion is patriotism of the highest order The Founders entrusted us with the tools to fix what they were unwilling to repair. By Darren Walker ●  Read more »   Gavin Grimm on a watershed moment in the fight for transgender rights Grimm was a sophomore in high school when he became a household name in the movement for transgender rights. This week, vindication arrived from the Supreme Court. 'Please, Go On' Podcast ●  By James Hohmann ●  Read more »   'Strategic ambiguity' is no longer a prudent U.S. policy on Taiwan As China pursues an extraordinary military buildup, America would do well to know its own mind, and to make sure an adversary knows it too. By George Will ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C. students have faced unprecedented challenges. Will schools be ready to help them? Many of those challenges could have been prevented earlier if families were provided better connections to mental health supports in our community and schools. By Artecka Brown ●  Read more »   The Library of Congress needs a new name Debate over name has existed for as long as the library has. By Richard Templeton ●  Read more »   In Virginia, the fight for environmental justice continues With our nation's recent racial reckoning, blatant environmental discrimination such as the proposed Green Ridge landfill is receiving more scrutiny. By Mariah Davis and Queen Zakia Shabazz ●  Read more »   The purge of Asian American students at Thomas Jefferson High School has begun Under the cover of fighting against discrimination and injustice, a new era of discrimination and injustice has begun. It's up to parents to draw the line against this abuse of power. By Asra Q. Nomani and Erin Wilcox ●  Read more »   Montgomery County's rain-tax collectors would rather litigate than clean up the Chesapeake Bay The thousands of taxpayer dollars that the county is spending would be better spent going after owners who do not treat their storm water runoff than suing those who do. By Devin L. Battley ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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