Author: Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY

Roe v. Wade allowed people to disagree on abortion and make decisions based on their own faith or moral code. That’s impossible now in some states.

Conservatives want their state abortion laws enforced in other states. Sounds unconstitutional, but with this Supreme Court, don’t count them out.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s crusade to fix Ukraine was born on a TV sitcom. His grit and intensity now are key to its very survival as a nation.

Tax money goes down the drain when Republicans wage unwinnable wars on the Constitution, the rule of the law and their fellow human beings.

Biden’s sentence was a beacon of clarity that pierced the Ukraine nightmare. Did he mean to say it? Unclear. Did he mean what he said? Of course.

At least Democrats are reality based. Trump, his devotees and way too much of the Republican Party are from Area 51 or some other planet entirely.

In an ideal world, Roe v. Wade would endure, the nation would unite to fight COVID, and Congress would have acted long ago to prevent gun tragedies.

I work hard to avoid the dark, enraged side of social media. But I know others thrive there and have planned dangerous actions like the Capitol riot.

Nobody is cutting off Biden’s mic or dictating his decisions. The fictional conservative narrative contradicts what people can see for themselves.