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Opinion David Ignatius

The autocrats may seem immovable. But their time is passing.

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What if the world is not at the dawn of an autocratic age but in its twilight?

Opinion Robert Gebelhoff

I attended an anti-vaccine conference. The joke ended quickly.

Opinion Editorial Board

Elizabeth Warren’s restaurant crusade leaves a sour taste

Opinion Dana Mackenzie

Chess masters know why math isn’t doomed

Opinion Jim Geraghty

JD Vance might as well admit it: The GOP failed

Opinion

Kate Andrews and Jared Polis

Jared Polis: Why school choice is a no brainer

Opinion Editorial Board

Natural gas remains affordable. Here’s how.

Opinion Scott Lincicome

What a new survey shows about Trump’s tariffs

Opinion Leana Wen

Melinda French Gates’s new philanthropic target might surprise you

Opinion Elise Labott

China’s moves in the Arctic are a strategic wake-up call

Opinion Washington Post Opinions

‘Just a bit poorer’: Four writers on the personal cost of Trump’s tariffs

Opinion Thomas J. Duesterberg

Trump can derail China’s AI threat

Opinion Letters to the Editor

Congress, ask me to pay more for Social Security

Editorial Cartoons

Opinion Mike Smith

Cartoon by Mike Smith