Today's Opinions: The confusion surrounding booster shots could paralyze vaccination efforts. The government must step up.

The House debates voting rights, and it's Jim Crow all over again ; In my AP Government classes, I teach current elections. National curriculums would say I've gone rogue.; Just call him Lindsey now; Travels with Augie; The crisis in Afghanistan is shaking NATO. Its foundation was already weakening in Europe.; Past presidents left a mess in Afghanistan — but Biden owns the current calamity; Biden's Afghanistan policy shows the world a wobbly, impulsive U.S.; John Bolton wants U.S. to get tough on Pakistan after fall of Afghanistan; The wheels of war; The GOP blame game; Cartoons by Pat Bagley, John Cole, Bob Englehart and Clay Jones; It's time to let the U.S. economy stand on its own two feet; U.S. sanctions against Eritrea are overdue, but incomplete; The retirement of UMBC's transformational and charismatic leader will leave a void; Readers critique The Post: Are only dog lovers hired as editors? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       By Drew Goins Assistant editor  Email If you're confused about what to expect when it comes to booster shots, you're in good company. As Sept. 20 barrels toward us — the day the Biden administration says third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will become available to the general public — health-care providers are racing to figure out how exactly to proceed, too.  "The nation's community health centers and pharmacies, which receive vaccine supplies directly from the federal government, also heard about booster distribution at the same time as the general public," writes physician and policy researcher Kavita Patel. "We need guidance."  She urges that the government advise on allocating and prioritizing boosters, soup up the reminder system for recipients, pull together easy-to-read checklists for clinicians, and establish a national vaccine registry. There's much to be done, and providers just can't attend to the long list while staying "on top of all the other tasks essential to addressing the pandemic."  The question is coming: "So what's the deal with the boosters?" Let's make sure providers have the answer. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg) The confusion surrounding booster shots could paralyze vaccination efforts. The government must step up. Our current data system to track vaccinations is inadequate. We must do better before boosters become widely available. By Kavita Patel ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The House debates voting rights, and it's Jim Crow all over again The House debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was a reprise of past legislative wars on voting rights. By Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   In my AP Government classes, I teach current elections. National curriculums would say I've gone rogue. As a former colleague who teaches AP says, "The name of the class is 'AP US Government and Politics' — why is there so much more government than politics?" By Glenn Sacks ●  Read more »   Just call him Lindsey now Is Lindsey Graham waiting for Trump to step aside? Sure looks that way. By Kathleen Parker ●  Read more »   Travels with Augie A road trip of monuments, museums and work still to be done. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   The crisis in Afghanistan is shaking NATO. Its foundation was already weakening in Europe. European leaders cannot ignore the views of their voters for long. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Past presidents left a mess in Afghanistan — but Biden owns the current calamity After a half-century in Washington, the president should have seen the ugliness coming and planned accordingly. By David Von Drehle ●  Read more »   Biden's Afghanistan policy shows the world a wobbly, impulsive U.S. The president has done more damage to the NATO alliance than 45 Cold War years did. By George F. Will ●  Read more »   John Bolton wants U.S. to get tough on Pakistan after fall of Afghanistan Trump's former national security adviser says the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan presents an opportunity for the United States to confront Pakistan over its ties to the Taliban and nuclear stockpile. 'Please, Go On' Podcast ●  By James Hohmann ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons The wheels of war President Biden gives a news conference after a suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport kills 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   The GOP blame game By Michael de Adder ●  Read more »   Cartoons by Pat Bagley, John Cole, Bob Englehart and Clay Jones Editorial guest cartoons from Pat Bagley, John Cole, Bob Englehart and Clay Jones Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View It's time to let the U.S. economy stand on its own two feet The case for a Fed bond-buying "taper," and sooner rather than later. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   U.S. sanctions against Eritrea are overdue, but incomplete Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have used rape as a weapon in their war on Tigrayan weapons. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The retirement of UMBC's transformational and charismatic leader will leave a void The 30-year tenure of Freeman A. Hrabowski III made him one of the country's most influential voices in higher education. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Free for All Letters Readers critique The Post: Are only dog lovers hired as editors? This week's Free for All letters. Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Dana Milbank for email alerts every time Dana publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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