Friday's Opinions: Dear Democrats: Stop freaking out

I named a parasite after Barack Obama. It was meant as a compliment.; Mike Mullen and Sam Nunn: How to deal with North Korea; The Cold War is over. The Cyber War has begun.; Trump is right: Clinton's child-care plan doesn't exist; Trump's destructive validation of racists; Hillary sharpens, Trump softens. He's rising, she's falling.; It's no longer the economy, stupid: Our identity politics are polarizing us; Will China soon control American movies?; Obama should respond to Russian meddling in the U.S. election; Should we let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia? Not so fast.; Is Maryland giving rape victims short shrift?; Why is CNN’s Corey Lewandowski still drawing severance from the Trump campaign?; Happy Hour Roundup; AP: Justice Department report ‘effectively condone[s]’ FBI impersonation incident; Another electric car breakthrough that isn’t; Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly leverages Kaepernick social-justice debate for book sales; Colin Powell’s Burn Book     Justin Sullivan / Getty Images   Eugene Robinson Dear Democrats: Stop freaking out To beat Trump, Clinton and her party should focus on fundamentals. Read more » Latest Columns Thomas Platt I named a parasite after Barack Obama. It was meant as a compliment. Baracktrema obamai is just one example of how parasites are cool as hell. Read more »   Mike Mullen and Sam Nunn Mike Mullen and Sam Nunn: How to deal with North Korea The United States and other nations must come together as never before to contain the country's nuclear threat. Read more »     David Ignatius The Cold War is over. The Cyber War has begun. Obama must write the rules of cyberwarfare against an increasingly aggressive Russia. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump is right: Clinton's child-care plan doesn't exist Despite the widespread praise, the Democrat's plan is surprisingly short on specifics. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Michael Gerson Trump's destructive validation of racists The nominee's moral failure has forced conservatives into a crisis of self-definition. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Hillary sharpens, Trump softens. He's rising, she's falling. Instead of dwelling on his old mistakes, Trump continually creates new Trumps. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria It's no longer the economy, stupid: Our identity politics are polarizing us Culture clashes help explain why partisanship is so high all over the West. Read more »   Frank Wolf Will China soon control American movies? China is pouring money into Western media outlets. That means censorship could follow. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Somebody thinks that Hillary is suffering from a condition How the Clinton campaign handles optics Congenital. Who's making these awful decisions?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Obama should respond to Russian meddling in the U.S. election After multiple hacking incidents, the administration can't afford to stay silent. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Should we let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia? Not so fast. President Obama should veto a bill to haul alleged terrorism sponsors into U.S. court. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Is Maryland giving rape victims short shrift? The state's standard for prosecution may be too high. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Why is CNN’s Corey Lewandowski still drawing severance from the Trump campaign? Could it be to ensure compliance with Trump rules? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   AP: Justice Department report ‘effectively condone[s]’ FBI impersonation incident Really: We cannot have agents posing as reporters, editors, copy editors, executive editors, photo editors ... By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Another electric car breakthrough that isn’t The megaphone this time is the New York Times. By Charles Lane  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly leverages Kaepernick social-justice debate for book sales Promotional ploy: Send your book to Colin Kaepernick and then tell everyone about it. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Colin Powell’s Burn Book Ouch. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more » Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       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