
Chris Suellentrop
Op-Ed Editor at Washington Post Opinions
Op-Ed editor, The Washington Post. KC-NOLA-DC-NYC-RI. Find me @suellentrop.bsky.social
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23 hours ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson |Regina de Heer
In the background of the parades, festivals and protests going off for Pride Month, there are executive orders targeting trans Americans and diminished support of certain rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Many corporate sponsors, happy to wave rainbow flags and sell Pride-themed merch in years past, are pulling back funds, too. Writer John Paul Brammer joins Drew Goins and Molly Roberts to discuss how the political atmosphere is affecting Pride this year.
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4 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson |Regina de Heer
Some investors on Wall Street are starting to call President Trump’s bluffs on tariffs — coining the acronym TACO, for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” But will Trump make good on his promises to end the conflict in Ukraine, strike a deal with Iran and make nice with China? Or is his strongman approach just making things worse? Columnists Dana Milbank, Catherine Rampell and Jim Geraghty discuss how difficult it is to strike deals when Trump’s actual policy objectives are so muddled.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson |Regina de Heer
Over Memorial Day weekend, Americans went to the movies in record numbers. They were drawn by a live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch,” the ninth Mission Impossible movie, and perhaps some good air-conditioning. Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Will Leitch talk about why Hollywood continues to cash in on remakes, and what makes a film worth getting off your couch and going to the theater for.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson |Regina de Heer
“Sesame Street” recently announced it is coming to Netflix. The deal is a lifeline for the 56-year-old kids’ show, which has struggled after getting dropped from HBO and now has to deal with federal funding cuts for educational programming.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Chris Suellentrop |Damir Marusic |Hadley Robinson |Regina de Heer
The debate over how to use AI in schools, and what constitutes cheating, is not unlike other arguments about tech and learning in recent decades — be it students using graphing calculators to solve problems or Wikipedia to do research. But will AI be more disruptive than anything we’ve seen before? Columnists Molly Roberts, Megan McArdle and Monica Hesse discuss how they’re using AI in their work and personal lives, and how they think we can create a helpful — and hopeful— AI future.
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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,…