Today's Opinions: Chris Christie comes back to reality

A make-or-break moment for our democracy; Joe Manchin's selfishness; A visit to the ghosts of Ground Zero; Yes, the Jan. 6 insurrectionists were terrorists. George W. Bush just indicted them.; A history of the United States, according to statues; The Jan. 6 insurrection shows why the Robert E. Lee statue had to go; Biden delivers straight talk — and wins kudos; The worst Catch-22 of all for Afghans who helped Americans; A cartoonist's look back at 9/11; Cartoon by Kevin Siers; Biden must hold government accountable — starting with his own; How D.C. school reform drove student achievement; Afghans arriving in the U.S. are stuck in limbo. Congress must help.; A highly qualified candidate to run the federal firearms agency is the latest casualty of an extremist gun lobby; Vaccine mandates are hard. So is covid.; Canada's election has featured plenty of Quebec pandering and separatist posturing; What we still don't know about Americans in Afghanistan ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Chris Christie comes back to reality Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Christie compared Trump's conspiracy-minded supporters to the John Birch Society in the 1960s. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   A make-or-break moment for our democracy Democrats will either overcome their differences or prove themselves incapable of delivering the level of change they promised in 2020. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Joe Manchin's selfishness Luckily, Manchin hasn't gotten what he wants yet — and that gives the White House and the left leverage. By James Downie ●  Read more »   A visit to the ghosts of Ground Zero They were here, and real, and now they are gone. For 20 years, no one has known them. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Yes, the Jan. 6 insurrectionists were terrorists. George W. Bush just indicted them. We should follow Bush's bluntness. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A history of the United States, according to statues Too bad this is all we have to go on! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   The Jan. 6 insurrection shows why the Robert E. Lee statue had to go Trump's refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election has become the Lost Cause of our time. By James Hohmann ●  Read more »   Biden delivers straight talk — and wins kudos Enough tyranny by the selfish minority. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The worst Catch-22 of all for Afghans who helped Americans In hiding with his wife and five children, trying to prove that he worked for a U.S. government program that no longer exists. By Elise Martel ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons A cartoonist's look back at 9/11 Telnaes looks back 20 years at her work in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cartoon by Kevin Siers An editorial guest cartoon from Kevin Siers Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View Biden must hold government accountable — starting with his own The clock is ticking on essential transparency, ethics and oversight reforms. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   How D.C. school reform drove student achievement Researchers find improvements in learning are over and above what could be attributed to demographic changes in student enrollment. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Afghans arriving in the U.S. are stuck in limbo. Congress must help. The protected status of some 50,000 Afghans also deprives them of certain essential benefits. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   A highly qualified candidate to run the federal firearms agency is the latest casualty of an extremist gun lobby Recognizing the problem of gun violence in America shouldn't be a disqualifier. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Vaccine mandates are hard. So is covid. The Biden administration's vaccine mandates are justifiable at a time of national emergency. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions Canada's election has featured plenty of Quebec pandering and separatist posturing Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has said he is "not very much interested in leading Canada." By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   What we still don't know about Americans in Afghanistan A known unknown: How many Americans are still in Afghanistan? By Hugh Hewitt ●  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 Sergio Peçanha for email alerts every time Sergio publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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