Opinions P.M.: Lunch links: Calif. bill would make Brady violations a felony

How Donald Trump is making the economy less important than it’s ever been to a presidential campaign; Clinton’s weak economic plan might beat Trump’s, but it won’t sink Republicans; Washington Post bestsellers: Aug. 14, 2016; The dangers of blurring the distinction between war and peace; Rethinking the Olympics; The deep, greater meaning of following a trail; Once hugely popular writer returns decades later to muse on life and fame; A marrying of photographic and literary obsessions; Lost dog needs his medicine, or he will die. The race is on to find him; Trump allies, WikiLeaks and Russia are pushing a nonsensical conspiracy theory about the DNC hacks; Ah, to be a fly on the wall at the RNC-Trump meeting!; A guided tour of American radicalism; Five myths about Brazil; Thought the U.S. was divided already? Just watch as elections go digital.;     How Donald Trump is making the economy less important than it’s ever been to a presidential campaign We can't trust those political science models anymore. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more » Clinton’s weak economic plan might beat Trump’s, but it won’t sink Republicans She isn't making a compelling offer to voters who want a president to lead a revival of the American economy. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Lunch links: Calif. bill would make Brady violations a felony Plus: Minneapolis institutes better use of force policy, DEA secretly profiles thousands of travelers, criminalizing entrepreneurs By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more » Washington Post bestsellers: Aug. 14, 2016 Washington Post bestsellers: Jeffrey Toobin's 'American Heiress,' about Patty Hearst kidnapping debuts at No. 5 Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   The dangers of blurring the distinction between war and peace Rosa Brooks explores the pressures on our new way of waging war. By Celeste Ward Gventer  •  Read more »   Rethinking the Olympics An Olympic lesson. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The deep, greater meaning of following a trail Robert Moor meditates on the centrality of trails to animal and human life. By Dennis Drabelle  •  Read more »   Once hugely popular writer returns decades later to muse on life and fame Tama Janowitz's memoir arrives decades after her successful "Slaves of New York" By Lisa Zeidner  •  Read more »   A marrying of photographic and literary obsessions Photography critic Teju Cole meditates on race, poetry and art. By Cinque Henderson  •  Read more »   Lost dog needs his medicine, or he will die. The race is on to find him Pauls Toutonghi recounts the Marshall family's traumatic search for missing Gonker. By James Hill  •  Read more »   Trump allies, WikiLeaks and Russia are pushing a nonsensical conspiracy theory about the DNC hacks Linking the hack to a murdered staffer doesn't make any sense when compared to all the available evidence. By Josh Rogin  •  Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Ah, to be a fly on the wall at the RNC-Trump meeting! The RNC needs a divorce from Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A guided tour of American radicalism Review of "Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt" by Sarah Jaffe By Carlos Lozada  •  Book Party  •  Read more »   Five myths about Brazil A liberated country with a booming economy? Not exactly. By Juliana Barbassa  •  Read more »   Thought the U.S. was divided already? Just watch as elections go digital. Online advertising will be designed to reinforce beliefs, not change them. By Stephen Ansolabehere  •  In Theory  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071