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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Sharon Steinmann/AL.com) After two pandemic years, 'Folly chasing Death' takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning On Fat Tuesday in Mobile, Ala., the last float depicts a court jester pursuing his skeletal foe around a broken column symbolizing the fragility of life. Oh, and inflated pig bladders are involved. By Audrey McDonald Atkins ●  Read more »   I've covered the Supreme Court for years. Here's what to know about Jackson's nomination. 5 things you should know about Jackson's nomination — and one fun fact. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Carl Icahn picks a fight with McDonald's over ... pigs? The corporate raider's quixotic animal welfare crusade gets at the problem with billionaire social activism. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   Quick! Rewrite the State of the Union. A democratic renaissance. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Bill Barr's sudden conversion shows how Trump will keep haunting the GOP They can try to repudiate him or change the subject, but history will not be so easily rewritten. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Romney is right: MAGA Republicans are 'almost treasonous' Donald Trump and his ilk still betray America. Let's call them what they are. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     Opinions on the war in Ukraine Coverage of Ukraine has exposed longstanding racist biases in Western media We dehumanize non-White populations, diminish their importance and degrade their right to live in dignity. By H.A. Hellyer ●  Read more »   Putin's invasion has opened Germany's eyes. Let's hope Biden sees the need for big changes, too. The only democratic superpower needs a similar course correction on defense and security. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   Putin's 'denazification' claims and the self-serving manipulation of history The Holocaust has been manipulated in so many ways that it has now become a perverse excuse for enacting delusional fantasies. By James McAuley ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Character is contagious. Look what Ukraine has inspired. Something is afoot. The West is doing the right thing. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Biden's harsh new sanctions are aimed at crippling Putin's defenses How a new international onslaught could force Vladimir Putin to halt his invasion of Ukraine. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   A Syrian rebel commander's advice to Ukrainians on how to fight Russian invaders Abdul-Jabbar Akaidi, a former colonel in Bashar al-Assad's army who defected in 2012 and joined the opposition, has been fighting Russian invaders for seven years and studying their tactics. By Josh Rogin ●  Read more »     Local Opinions What will be legal to teach in Virginia? It is ironic that those who profess a preference for limited government would legislate an increase in governmental power that isn't definable until the blow falls on the unwary. By Monte Bourjaily IV ●  Read more »   Maryland's marijuana legalization plan is thoughtful and likely to succeed The bill appears to have carefully addressed many issues that have plagued recreational legalization in other states. By Richard B. Karel ●  Read more »     Opinions you may have missed (iStock) It's pointless to yearn for a post-pandemic return to normalcy. Or is it normality? Millions of Americans also dreamed of going back to life as it was before World War I. And what is "normal," anyway? By Benjamin Dreyer ●  Read more »   My fellow educators are quitting in droves. Here's why. Teachers, aides, principals, bus drivers, school lunch workers, custodians and other school staff are leaving in droves. By Brenda Cassellius ●  Read more »   Supporting Democrats is just a way of keeping the monster at bay Black Americans don't love Democrats. But they are better than the alternative. By Brian Broome ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     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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