It is tempting to believe that in undermining the integrity of an American election, and feeding the unhinged paranoia of people like those who stormed the Capitol last month, the right wing finally went too far. But when have they not gone too far? Going too far is their brand. So it’s not that they went too far, but that they did so against big business, against those with deep pockets and corporate reputations to protect.

The critique of classics as stultifying and privileged isn’t new, but in the woke era this attack is more potent than ever and has a better chance of demolishing a foundation of Western education.

It is the duty of every elected official to put our personal beliefs aside and to model best behaviors for our constituents. Anything less makes a mockery of the great responsibility we have been entrusted with.

Angela spoke to The Washington Post in a series of phone calls.

Americans are putting their consumer dollars on the side of democracy. Most of corporate America seems to have noticed.

The mayor’s proposal for 2,000 market-rate homes may be well intentioned, but misses the mark.

Most people will never attain a level of influence comparable to a president, a member of Congress, a Supreme Court justice, a newspaper editor, or a TV network anchor/reporter, but ultimate power does not reside in any of these institutions or professions. It resides in “we the people.”