Tuesday's Opinions: How Trump can get his groove back

Is Israel losing its soul?; Trump could learn a lot from his mistakes. He won't. | Sponsored by the Coalition to Protect America's Health Care   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg   Michael Gerson How Trump can get his groove back The president could reach out, from a position of strength, to forge a compromise on religious liberty and LGBT rights. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Richard Cohen Is Israel losing its soul? The occupation of the West Bank has not only gnawed at Israel's image worldwide. It has weakened Israeli democracy itself. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump could learn a lot from his mistakes. He won't. Don't hold your breath. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Think tax reform will be easy for Trump? Ha, ha. As with health care, the president's populist campaign rhetoric bumps up against his plutocratic tendencies. Read more »     Dana Milbank Trump is looking more and more like a man without a plan After the health-care collapse, the president doesn't seem to have any actual policies to offer. Read more »   Tom Davis Get your act together, GOP, or risk your majority The party's current trajectory could spell disaster in the midterm election, but there's time to turn things around. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The Freedom Caucus blows its chance to govern They torpedoed health-care reform — and made themselves irrelevant. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Golf-nut Trump runs into trouble on the very first hole Trump likes to pretend he knows where he’s going As we try to learn the rules of Donaldball. President Trump had a bad week, but at least he got to sit in a truck.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View A U.S. airstrike may have killed hundreds in Mosul. That's no way to win a war. Defeating the Islamic State more quickly is a worthy goal, but not one that should be achieved by bombing civilians. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Russian regime's critics are falling dead, but their discontent can't be killed Tens of thousands demonstrate against corruption. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   This time, viral misinformation serves a purpose in the District A debunked social-media post puts a spotlight on the issue of missing children. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Israel’s ambassador breathes a sigh of relief More than anything else, Israel is relieved. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Jared Kushner’s project is doomed Government is not a business. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Why Trump and the GOP could fail on tax reform, too He's still wedded to the idea that you don't need to know anything about government to succeed in governing. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Why does Sean Hannity care what Ted Koppel thinks? Asks veteran newsman if he thinks his show is bad for the country. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Republicans’ Russia crackup Nunes destroys his own credibility. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071