Opinions P.M.: It wasn’t hubris that drove America into Afghanistan. It was fear.

What's happening in Afghanistan is horrible. But how else was U.S. involvement going to end?; America should support democracy — but we have to be smarter about it; Professors indoctrinating students? In reality, it's the other way around. ; It's time for the Fed to rethink quantitative easing; Republicans struggle to find new ways to scare the daylights out of voters; Come to the office! We have bees! ; The fallout from Afghanistan is already reaching Germany's election; Anthony Bourdain, a strange Nicolas Cage movie, and the history of Black foodways teach us what we have in common; How France's conservatives are using the plight of Afghan women to attack feminists; Let's see if we have the GOP's 2022 message straight; The dark future of far-right Trumpist politics is coming into view; Biden promised to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan. But how will we know if he does? ; A national eviction crisis is still just around the corner; McAuliffe shows leadership when it comes to vaccines. Youngkin is all double-talk.; An indelible stain on Biden; Spike Lee's flirtation with 9/11 trutherism isn't a surprise. But it should be a warning.; It looks like the Jan. 6 select committee means business; The U.S. dare not betray the students at the American University of Afghanistan; How the language of criminal justice inflicts lasting harm; A Texas woman who works with indigent defendants says she was arrested in retaliation for her work ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Chloe Cushman for The Washington Post) It wasn't hubris that drove America into Afghanistan. It was fear. Americans may consider their Afghan experience a failure. They would do it all over again if given the choice. The Opinions Essay ●  By Robert Kagan ●  Read more »   What's happening in Afghanistan is horrible. But how else was U.S. involvement going to end? It's not enough to be horrified by events in Kabul. There was no clean way out. By Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   America should support democracy — but we have to be smarter about it The debacle in Afghanistan shows the limits of democracy promotion. But we shouldn't give up. By Brian Klaas ●  Read more »   Professors indoctrinating students? In reality, it's the other way around. Conservatives have it all wrong. Students indoctrinate professors, not the other way around. By Brian Broome ●  Read more »   It's time for the Fed to rethink quantitative easing The lessons of Vietnam and Afghanistan are true for economic policy: Sticking to the same approach without considering whether it still makes sense is a recipe for trouble. By Lawrence Summers ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans struggle to find new ways to scare the daylights out of voters The Afghanistan withdrawal reminds us that the existential threat to America is no longer supposed to come from outside. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Come to the office! We have bees! This is definitely not a 'Heart of Darkness' situation! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   The fallout from Afghanistan is already reaching Germany's election German politicians are already worrying about a new wave of migrants. By Ian Bateson ●  Read more »   Anthony Bourdain, a strange Nicolas Cage movie, and the history of Black foodways teach us what we have in common "Pig," "Roadrunner" and "High on the Hog" are testaments to the idea that culinary greatness can come from anywhere. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How France's conservatives are using the plight of Afghan women to attack feminists This disaster must not be used as an opportunity to settle accounts and scrutinize minority women. By Rokhaya Diallo ●  Read more »   Let's see if we have the GOP's 2022 message straight Republicans are running on a whole lot of unpopular views. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The dark future of far-right Trumpist politics is coming into view The combination of anti-mask derangement and ethnonationalist cruelty bodes badly. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Biden promised to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan. But how will we know if he does? It is not clear what more the United States could possibly do now — other than stay beyond Aug. 31. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   A national eviction crisis is still just around the corner With a moratorium on shaky legal ground, states are lagging in aiding renters. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   McAuliffe shows leadership when it comes to vaccines. Youngkin is all double-talk. Mr. Youngkin's stance suggests that if he wins in November and exercises his bully pulpit powers on the subject, Virginians' uptake of the vaccine might eventually drop in the national rankings. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   An indelible stain on Biden The United States is rushing toward its greatest foreign policy crisis since 9/11 and perhaps one with more damaging impacts on the national character. By Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   Spike Lee's flirtation with 9/11 trutherism isn't a surprise. But it should be a warning. Conspiracies have obvious appeal for movie makers, but some of them are rethinking whether that's wise. By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   It looks like the Jan. 6 select committee means business An exhaustive investigation of the coup is underway. Finally. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     Opinions you may have missed The U.S. dare not betray the students at the American University of Afghanistan The women — and men — of the American University of Afghanistan must be rescued. By Charles Lane ●  Read more »   How the language of criminal justice inflicts lasting harm Labels given to those punished by the criminal justice system — and echoed by the media — are not neutral. They bias the public in favor of mass incarceration and criminalization. By DeAnna Hoskins and Zoë Towns ●  Read more »   A Texas woman who works with indigent defendants says she was arrested in retaliation for her work She was apprehended in Victoria, a town of about 67,000 in southeastern Texas. By Radley Balko ●  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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