Chris Suellentrop
Op-Ed Editor at Washington Post Opinions
Politics editor for Opinions at The Washington Post. KC-NOLA-DC-NYC-RI @suellentrop.bsky.social
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson
As the Trump administration challenges Congress’s “power of the purse” and grumbles at court orders slowing down its deluge of executive actions, it seems like a showdown among the three branches of government is brewing. But is this panic warranted, or will President Trump and his allies do what the courts say? Columnists Ruth Marcus, James Hohmann and Jason Willick get into it.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson
One thing we can control is how we spend our money. So should the places where we shop align with our values, or is the politicization of corporate America just one more way the country is fracturing? Post Opinions’s Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Heather Long discuss boycotts on both sides of the aisle, from Chick-fil-A to Budweiser, and whether voting with your dollars can change anything.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson
One thing we can control is how we spend our money. So should the places where we shop align with our values, or is the politicization of corporate America just one more way the country is fracturing? Post Opinions’s Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Heather Long discuss boycotts on both sides of the aisle, from Chick-fil-A to Budweiser, and whether voting with your dollars can change anything. Friday, January 31, 2025One thing we can control is how we spend our money.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson
President Trump wants to take over Greenland and “clean out” Gaza and is threatening both friends and foes of the United States. Is Trump's shock-and-awe approach a smart tactic, or is he weakening America by alienating our allies? Columnists Dana Milbank, Catherine Rampell and Max Boot discuss the pitfalls of Trump bringing his real estate developer instincts back to the world stage. Read more from our columnists:Eduardo Porter: Trump is popular abroad. But will his foreign policy doom humanity?
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson
Is it time to delete our social media accounts? Social media is in flux. X has become Elon Musk’s megaphone, Meta just ended its fact-checking program, and TikTok’s future is up in the air. Some on the left are flocking to Bluesky as other platforms shift right. As these online spaces become as divided as our politics, are they still serving us? Assistant editor Drew Goins talks with columnists Molly Roberts and Philip Bump about the good, the bad and the ugly of today’s social media scene.
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Breaking my Twitter fast to pay tribute to Walter Shapiro, one of the nicest people in journalism and an astute observer of politics for decades. I loved his book “One-Car Caravan” and enjoyed overindulging on occasion with him and Meryl. Terrible news.
Some very sad news this morning: Walter Shapiro, died. A political journalist for half a century, he was steeped in political lore, leavened with a love for history a wicked sense of humor, and a rich abiding love for his wife, Meryl Gordon. (1/2)
I’ve stopped tweeting except for these occasional reminders that I have 5 codes for a Better Place for mutuals. DM me.
RT @helaineolen: So onward. Thank you kindly for reading me both now and over the past 6 years. And, yes, of course: reach out with leads,…