Opinion Today: Highlights from The Point

Some of the best short-form Opinion writing from this week. 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Our writers told you what they think about [the House of Representatives’ attempt to restrain TikTok](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3Rpa3Rvay13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWJhbi1wcm9wYWdhbmRhP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4Nzkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Donald [Trump’s stranglehold on the Republican National Committee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtYm9iYi1lbGVjdGlvbi1pbnRlZ3JpdHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3Njc0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDg3OSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKROPRlc7-mUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [the British royal family’s latest scandal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L2thdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLXBob3Rvc2hvcC1jb250cm92ZXJzeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2NzQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODc5JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4pE49GVzv6ZRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Read them here: [David Wallace-Wells on TikTok →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdGlrdG9rLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tYmFuLXByb3BhZ2FuZGE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3Njc0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDg3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKROPRlc7-mUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdGlrdG9rLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tYmFuLXByb3BhZ2FuZGE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3Njc0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDg3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKROPRlc7-mUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Jesse Wegman on Trump and the R.N.C. →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtYm9iYi1lbGVjdGlvbi1pbnRlZ3JpdHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3Njc0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDg3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKROPRlc7-mUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtYm9iYi1lbGVjdGlvbi1pbnRlZ3JpdHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3Njc0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDg3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKROPRlc7-mUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Lindsay Crouse on the British Royal Family →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQva2F0ZS1taWRkbGV0b24tcGhvdG9zaG9wLWNvbnRyb3ZlcnN5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A photograph of the gilded gates of Kensington Palace.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQva2F0ZS1taWRkbGV0b24tcGhvdG9zaG9wLWNvbnRyb3ZlcnN5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Guest Essay We Cannot Condemn Crimes We Do Not Name Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, justified with homophobia, has seen horrifying persecution of L.G.B.T.Q. people. The world should recognize it as a crime against humanity. By J. Lester Feder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXB1dGluLWNyaW1lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A collage of ripped-up photographs of people’s faces placed over an image of a blue door full of rusted bullet holes.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXB1dGluLWNyaW1lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwMzE1JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMxNVcDbnl0Qgpl4pE49GVzv6ZRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More From Opinion [Jamelle Bouie Don’t Think of It as a Contest Between Biden and Trump What matters even more than the candidates is the coalitions they lead. By Jamelle Bouie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbHVtbmlzdHMvdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tcmVtYXRjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A collage of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, both facing left.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbHVtbmlzdHMvdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tcmVtYXRjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Michelle Goldberg Why Is Congress Probing a Union for Being Anti-Israel? Republicans issue a subpoena over a resolution condemning the Gaza war. By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1r2RP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbmdyZXNzLWFudGktaXNyYWVsLWFudGlzZW1pdGlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzY3NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXikTj0ZXO_plFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [An Israeli flag, blurred, flies in the foreground. 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