Biden Deserves Credit, Not Blame, for Afghanistan  —  America's longest war has been by any measure a costly failure, and the errors in managing the conflict deserve scrutiny in the years to come.  But Joe Biden doesn't “own” the mayhem on the ground right now.

All of New Orleans without power after Hurricane Ida leaves ‘catastrophic transmission damage’  —  A slow-moving Hurricane Ida has left all of Orleans Parish customers without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage,” according to Entergy New Orleans.

An 88-year-old professor in Georgia resigned in the middle of class because a student refused to wear a mask over her nose: 'That's it, I'm retired'  — A professor from the University of Georgia resigned last week after a student refused to wear a mask in class.

Inside Politico's Billion-Dollar Drama  —  From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.  —  I was sitting in a bar next to John Harris, a former national editor of The Washington Post.

The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose  —  The answer to one of the most vexing debates in American politics is an idea that everyone hates.  —  Democrats in congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot.

Right on Cue, the President's Mistakes Are Our Fault Again  —  You can tell a Democrat is president, because we're starting to see pieces blaming “us” for his mistakes.  In The Atlantic a couple of weeks ago, Tom Nichols wrote that “Afghanistan Is Your Fault.”

Why California's recall election matters  —  True story.  —  I've had people come up to me to ask if I'm Larry Elder.  —  Yes, I have been mistaken for the far-right radio host.  —  Well, I guess we are Black men who appear on cable television and talk radio shows.

EU Set to Recommend Halting Nonessential Travel From the U.S.  —  The European Union action is in response to the increase in U.S. coronavirus cases  —  The European Union is set to recommend halting nonessential travel from the U.S. because of Covid-19, diplomats said on Sunday.

FBI suffers another black eye, admits it hid payments to informant in white supremacist case  —  The revelations come at a sensitive time for the FBI and Director Christopher Wray, who has insisted widespread problems revealed about the bureau's conduct in the now-discredited Russia collusion case …