Today's Opinions: It’s strange Superman was ever straight to begin with

How a lie becomes respectable, step by cowardly step; Finally Understand Kyrsten Sinema in 360 Easy Steps; Supreme Court term limits wouldn't solve anything; Biden's Supreme Court commission has good ideas. But the court's problems run deeper.; Our system is biased against reform. Get used to it, Democrats.; Distinguished persons of the week: Defying anti-mandate nuttiness; Low-carbon flights are nice. But they won't save the planet.; Ghouls in Washington; Cartoon by Matt Davies; Steve Bannon's defiance of the Jan. 6 committee is just his latest con; Tuberculosis deaths are rising again — and covid is to blame; In Belarus, a social media post can be a ticket to prison; States must stop letting the ultrawealthy dodge taxes — and the law; Why the U.S. refusal to tax carbon creates a windfall for Saudi Arabia and Russia; Florida puts a price tag on voting. 'That's not right.'; Lebanon's people face a deadly false choice: Impunity or chaos ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (John Paul Brammer for The Washington Post) It's strange Superman was ever straight to begin with The hero's new direction has some critics — and they get some things right. By John Paul Brammer ●  Read more »   How a lie becomes respectable, step by cowardly step Washington niceties are helping to normalize Donald Trump's attack on democracy. By Fred Hiatt ●  Read more »   Finally Understand Kyrsten Sinema in 360 Easy Steps It all makes sense now! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Supreme Court term limits wouldn't solve anything Lifetime tenure is a strength of the high court. Ending that would do more harm than good. By J. Harvie Wilkinson III ●  Read more »   Biden's Supreme Court commission has good ideas. But the court's problems run deeper. Any effective court reform should begin with enhancing democratic elements in our entire constitutional system. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Our system is biased against reform. Get used to it, Democrats. It is no good for any Democrat to have their party's legislative priorities pitted against each other. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Distinguished persons of the week: Defying anti-mandate nuttiness Who stood tall? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Low-carbon flights are nice. But they won't save the planet. On climate change, it's too late for baby steps. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons Ghouls in Washington Halloween costumes for inside the Beltway. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cartoon by Matt Davies An editorial guest cartoon from Matt Davies of Newsday Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP) Steve Bannon's defiance of the Jan. 6 committee is just his latest con Pardoned once, he now seeks to flout Congress and get away with it. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Tuberculosis deaths are rising again — and covid is to blame The pandemic is squeezing out or putting immense pressure on health care around the world. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   In Belarus, a social media post can be a ticket to prison The country's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is descending to new depths of repression. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   States must stop letting the ultrawealthy dodge taxes — and the law South Dakota and others enable corruption with their trust rules. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Why the U.S. refusal to tax carbon creates a windfall for Saudi Arabia and Russia As Western governments and oil companies ramp down production, the state-owned giants of Saudi Arabia and Russia seek to seize market share. A carbon tax could stop them. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Florida puts a price tag on voting. 'That's not right.' The right of Americans to vote shouldn't have to depend upon the charity of others. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions (Bilal Hussein/AP) Lebanon's people face a deadly false choice: Impunity or chaos The same leaders and parties have beat back every challenge to their authority, often by stoking sectarianism and the specter of renewed fighting. By Mohamad Bazzi ●  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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