Today's Opinions: As a three-time Olympic gymnast, I applaud Simone Biles — and know the weight on her shoulders

Biden cannot sit back and let our democracy sink. He's now showing us he gets that.; Yet another reason we need fewer political appointees; What Trump and Harris have to learn from Ron Popeil; No more excuses — Democrats can't risk another crisis; It's time to make ourselves public policy guinea pigs; Anti-vaxxers stand their ground; Cartoon by Michael Ramirez; Democrats still have some options to push through a voting rights bill; Privacy is a fiction in the Internet age. A priest's case proves it.; The ATF still lacks a leader because of gun obsessives' delusional oversensitivity; Glenn Youngkin's economic plan would run Virginia 'into a ditch'; An ancient treasure may be returned to Iraq. Many others are still lost. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images) As a three-time Olympic gymnast, I applaud Simone Biles — and know the weight on her shoulders Biles has underscored for us all that mental health is worth more than a gold medal. By Dominique Dawes ●  Read more »   Biden cannot sit back and let our democracy sink. He's now showing us he gets that. If Biden has been right in saying that our democracy's health depends on the country's political system demonstrating its capacity to undertake ambitious projects, democracy's success also requires — well, that it remain a democracy. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Yet another reason we need fewer political appointees In some ways, the huge number of appointments has become a national security threat. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   What Trump and Harris have to learn from Ron Popeil The pitchman knew his demographic. It's the same one politicians are trying to reach. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   No more excuses — Democrats can't risk another crisis Time to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure deal and the reconciliation bill — and save renters in the process. By James Downie ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's time to make ourselves public policy guinea pigs Not all public policy problems need to be ideological. By Brian Klaas ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons Anti-vaxxers stand their ground Not the hill you want to die on. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Michael Ramirez An editorial cartoon from Michael Ramirez of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Read more »     The Post's View Democrats still have some options to push through a voting rights bill The odds are long that a substantial voting package will pass the Senate, but the stakes are too high for the Democrats to quit now. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Privacy is a fiction in the Internet age. A priest's case proves it. Congress's failure to act permits an insidious data free-for-all. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The ATF still lacks a leader because of gun obsessives' delusional oversensitivity David Chipman would make a great ATF director. So of course the gun lobby opposes him. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Glenn Youngkin's economic plan would run Virginia 'into a ditch' The GOP gubernatorial candidate's blueprint would decimate the state's economy. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions An ancient treasure may be returned to Iraq. Many others are still lost. We may think acts of plundering are unfathomable today, but the looting from so-called conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria proves otherwise. By Nada Shabout ●  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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