Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day. Petri is the author of "A.P.'s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)" and ...

A Kmart in Bridgehampton, N.Y.Credit...Andrew Kelly for The New York Times Supported by By Alexandra E. Petri When Chrissy Economos and Gloria McCourtney heard that the last full-size Kmart in the ...

Eric Hasert/USA Today, via Reuters By Alexandra E. Petri Search-and-rescue efforts were underway in Florida on Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton spawned powerful tornadoes across the state ...

Contributing columnist Amanda Ripley talks to Alexandra Petri, Drew Goins and Ryan Vogt — Post Opinions staffers who’ve been contestants on the show — about its staying power, and if ...