| There was a lot to comment on in 2021. John Ficarra elegized the family piano. Dan Fagin worried over monarch butterflies. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. probed the meaning of the first anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Daphne Crawford, a high school senior, blew us all away with her impeccably crafted column on whiny restaurant customers. And, of course, it was also the year of the insurrection, and another year of the pandemic. In the right hands, anything can be fodder for a standout op-ed. In fact, the chance to visit so many different worlds, subjects and people is one of great pleasures of editing in this form. Day-to-day, you never know what new thing you'll be learning about. I hope it feels that way to readers, too. The Post published hundreds of op-eds, on hundreds of topics, by guest contributors over the course of the year. Here are 18 of our favorites.  (Danielle Kunitz/The Washington Post) From tears over a piano to whining in restaurants, these are our favorite op-eds of 2021. Read more » | | | | Such goodwill between the former and current president — limited as it's destined to be — could break down barriers on coronavirus vaccinations. By Gary Abernathy ● Read more » | | | | The past is prologue. Unless we learn from it. By Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » | | | The White House was not the best environment for this beloved dog. By Helaine Olen ● Read more » | | | | As the SEALs reinvented themselves, they focused on new missions for a world where counterterrorism is no longer the overriding priority. By David Ignatius ● Read more » | | | | Can federal agencies impose mandates using laws that were not designed with a global pandemic in mind? By Ruth Marcus ● Read more » | | | How to make sense of blind and stupid suffering? The Nativity story holds some clues. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » | | | | After an ugly blackface scandal, Ralph Northam overhauled his time as governor. By James Hohmann ● Read more » | | | | Instead of Republicans locking in a House majority with redrawn maps, it looks as though the process will be a wash. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | The holiday of peace and goodwill arrives with disease and strife at hand. So it has always been. By Colbert I. King ● Read more » | | | | How the pro-filibuster forces bankroll nonstop distortions to keep Manchin in line. By Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | |
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