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    Reasonably Optimistic

    Enough with the doom and gloom — we’re ready to talk about how America can thrive. Hosted by Washington Post Opinion columnist Megan McArdle, “Reasonably Optimistic” is your weekly conversation about how America can get unstuck and build a better future. Stop feeding your rage and start embracing our possibilities. Episodes drop Wednesdays.

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    Is America trying to rebrand? Feb 21, 2025
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    Names are important symbols, and President Trump is trying to change, or change back, quite a few. There’s the “Gulf of America” of course, but also the reversion of a military base from Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg, and efforts by his administration to erase the “T” in LGBT on government websites. Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Theodore Johnson discuss what names say about our cultural values, and whether renaming places again and again misses the point.


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    What is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.


    Park Service deletes trans references on Stonewall Inn monument page


    Yes, really, it’s going to be called the Gulf of America.



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    Will Trump sell out Ukraine? Feb 18, 2025
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    President Trump is trying to make good on his campaign promises to end wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and he has brought his shock-and-awe strategy to the world stage. Ruth Marcus talks to David Ignatius about the chaotic past week in Europe, whether Trump will sell out the Ukrainians in a deal with Russia, and how Trump is refusing (for now) to join Israel in bombing a weakened Iran.


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    At Munich, Trump’s chaotic approach has allies rattled

    Trump wants to play peacemaker. Israel may have other plans.

    The art of the just Ukraine peace deal

    More pennies, more problems Feb 14, 2025
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    The penny costs more to make than it’s worth, but why is it so difficult to stop making them? Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Megan McArdle talk about whether there’s a case for continuing to make pennies — and if we should ditch some other coins weighing down our pockets while we’re at it. In fact, how much life is left for cash at all?

    Trump fought the law. Will the law win? Feb 11, 2025
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    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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    Ruth Marcus: Can the courts — can anyone — stop Trump?

    Jason Willick: Save the panic over Trump’s ‘power grabs.’ It might be needed later.

    Remote work changed the country. Can it change back? Feb 07, 2025
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    Many U.S. office workers have gotten used to hybrid or remote work in the past few years. These arrangements changed where people live and added flexibility to their schedules. But now, the trend seems to be reversing – some companies are wanting people back in the office five days a week, and President Trump said federal employees need to end remote work, too. Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Heather Long discuss how the balance of power between employers and their workers is shifting, and whether our cities and our lives can really go back to the way they were.


    Additional reading by Post columnists:

    Heather Long: Who will follow Amazon back into the office?

    Catherine Rampell: Return-to-work mandates are an invisible pay cut


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    Elon Musk seems to want to break government. Can anybody stop him? Feb 04, 2025
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    Elon Musk, the unelected billionaire tasked by President Trump with finding government efficiencies, is in many ways treating the federal bureaucracy as if it’s a private company he just bought. Columnists Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank and Matt Bai talk about Musk and Trump’s strategy to demoralize those they can’t fire, whether they’re actually saving any money with his actions and what sort of legal hiccups they are running into along the way.

    As companies take sides, does it matter where we buy? Jan 31, 2025
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    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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    Target’s DEI cuts have Black entrepreneurs saying ‘clear the shelves’


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    Trump is playing all his cards all at once Jan 28, 2025
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    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.


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    Max Boot: Why McKinley makes an alarming Trump presidential role model

    Eduardo Porter: Trump is popular abroad. But will his foreign policy doom humanity?

    David Ignatius: Trump’s Gaza remarks put willing Arab partners on guard


    Is it time to delete our social media accounts? Jan 24, 2025
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    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.

    Trump: The Sequel Jan 21, 2025
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    The first day of Donald Trump’s presidency featured a fire hose of execution orders, pardons for the Jan. 6 defendants and lots of long speeches. Columnists Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank and Jim Geraghty discuss what stood out to them among the barrage of actions, what might not pass legal muster and how presidential pardons are getting out of hand.


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    Ruth Marcus: Big Tech’s power surge

    Jim Geraghty: Trump’s inauguration vow to uphold the law clashes with his TikTok stance


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