Opinions P.M.: 5 takeaways from Democrats’ infighting over reconciliation

Welcome to 'Death Panels: Build Back Better Edition'; The revelations about Mike Pence's role in Jan. 6 keep getting worse; Virginia's election may show the potency of vaccine mandates as public policy; The GOP has become the stupid party — and proud of it; It's time to stand up to Facebook; Duterte is worried about the ICC. He should be.; How moderates can sweeten a smaller reconciliation deal for progressives — and win big on voting protections; Congress shouldn't help China surpass the U.S. in technology leadership; Violent crime is plentiful in Chicago, and smart crime-fighting ideas are in short supply; Three bad takes about Biden and his agenda; The subtle brutality of Cuba's war on press freedom; We can't upgrade our lives. We can only live them.; Sally Rooney's surprising read of the shifting millennial zeitgeist; Until I'm told otherwise, I prefer to call you 'they' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) 5 takeaways from Democrats' infighting over reconciliation Ultimately, Democrats' biggest problem is the fact that they have extremely narrow margins in Congress. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »   Welcome to 'Death Panels: Build Back Better Edition' Republicans will try to repeat what they did on the Affordable Care Act to make Americans hate the social infrastructure bill. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The revelations about Mike Pence's role in Jan. 6 keep getting worse We may soon learn a lot more about how close we came to the unthinkable. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Virginia's election may show the potency of vaccine mandates as public policy The commonwealth's support for pandemic-related mandates exceeds the nationwide average, helping it weather the latest surge better than her sister Southern states. By Mark J. Rozell ●  Read more »   The GOP has become the stupid party — and proud of it Republicans aren't wising up. They're opting to dumb themselves down. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's time to stand up to Facebook Will we respond to a business model based on hate and disinformation? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Duterte is worried about the ICC. He should be. Even with the limits on ICC prosecutions, there is now some hope that those responsible for the thousands of drug war killings may face consequences. By Carlos H. Conde ●  Read more »   How moderates can sweeten a smaller reconciliation deal for progressives — and win big on voting protections Let's work on some democracy infrastructure. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Congress shouldn't help China surpass the U.S. in technology leadership Chinese firms might be the primary beneficiaries of bills aimed at the U.S. tech industry. By Dan Coats ●  Read more »   Violent crime is plentiful in Chicago, and smart crime-fighting ideas are in short supply As of Aug. 31, the city's 524 murders were running 3 percent ahead of last year's carnage. By Micheline Maynard ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Three bad takes about Biden and his agenda Biden ran on precisely what he is attempting to enact. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The subtle brutality of Cuba's war on press freedom Cuba now treats crackdowns on journalists as a war of attrition that they seem to believe they can win. By Jason Rezaian ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     Opinions you may have missed (Dom McKenzie for The Washington Post) We can't upgrade our lives. We can only live them. Every year, billions of dollars are pumped into a wellness industry defined by the theory that we can be perfected. By Kate Bowler ●  Read more »   Sally Rooney's surprising read of the shifting millennial zeitgeist The author's latest novel redefines the old-fashioned search for meaning. By Christine Emba ●  Read more »   Until I'm told otherwise, I prefer to call you 'they' We try to allow people to specify the pronouns they choose to describe themselves. But we should also be able to remove gender from the words we use to describe others. By Ian Ayres ●  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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