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SocialFlow : Militaries prize loyalty and discipline, but they reflect the larger society they serve, David Ignatius writes.
"When politics is fragmented, insurgent ideas can sometimes spread in the ranks like cancer." wapo.st/3ipSv3i
SocialFlow : Trump showed us how vulnerable we were, not just to a demagogue (we’ve seen those before) but to an outright sociopath, writes Paul Waldman wapo.st/2M85QRv
SocialFlow : Guest cartoon by Michael De Adder wapo.st/3c44UZB
SocialFlow : No matter how vociferously Josh Hawley says he condemned the violence, he used his official stature to prop up the lies that inspired it, Greg Sargent writes wapo.st/395t1oJ
SocialFlow : A trial will force the nation to look at Trump, now disgraced and stripped of official power, as he really is: a would-be autocrat who tried to cling to power by force, writes Eugene Robinson wapo.st/3pav1S8
SocialFlow : Guest cartoon by Pia Guerra wapo.st/3iHhMWB
SocialFlow : Virginia Republicans’ problem with lies goes deeper than just the four House members, Norm Leahy writes wapo.st/3sIF1Ex
SocialFlow : The responsibility of mending the republic ultimately lies with the citizenry, writes George F. Will wapo.st/3sLliDY
SocialFlow : From Catherine Rampell: How Biden’s executive order could reduce hunger today — and long after the pandemic is over wapo.st/39aGDiA
SocialFlow : If Washingtonians have learned anything over the past 25 years, it’s that “temporary” security measures imposed during an emergency have a way of becoming permanent, the Editorial Board writes wapo.st/39ZWvn8
SocialFlow : Nobody knows for certain whether a secret pardon would be upheld in court because it has never been tested, writes Jeffrey Crouch wapo.st/3p78tlm
SocialFlow : Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery. This country needs a good hit of it, George F. Will writes wapo.st/2KDb73c
SocialFlow : Less could be more when negotiating with the Iranians, writes Dennis Ross wapo.st/2NjzOCW
SocialFlow : Trump lacks discipline, intellectual rigor and the doggedness Nixon used to pull himself up from the bottom.
But Trump has one advantage Nixon didn’t, writes Elizabeth Drew in Post Outlook: wapo.st/2NlctAE
SocialFlow : A long overdue response to the coronavirus emergency, as illustrated by Ann Telnaes wapo.st/3sOavsT
SocialFlow : Biden’s conduct during his inauguration underscored the scope of the void Trump leaves behind, and how badly the nation needs someone decent to fill it, Alyssa Rosenberg writes wapo.st/391Qp6v
SocialFlow : Republicans must be honest and do the right thing based on conservative values, not the thing that leads to more clicks, comments or shares on social media, Will Hurd writes wapo.st/395BWqd
SocialFlow : After four years of “American carnage,” I am grateful for the return of honor and decency to the Oval Office, writes Jonathan Capehart.
"But with the Bidens, I’m looking forward to the return of joy to the White House." wapo.st/35Z4Sym
SocialFlow : The new America that is less white, less male-dominated, more diverse, more multicultural will have not just a symbolic seat at the table but also real power to shape policy, writes Eugene Robinson wapo.st/39LBAUL
SocialFlow : Trump’s self-serving pardons should renew calls for a reckoning with the presidential power, writes Margaret Colgate Love wapo.st/3bUMLgI