Friday's Opinions: We set a low bar for Trump. He still failed to meet it.

Populism on pause; Michael Flynn's fall tells a much bigger story | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post   Michael Gerson We set a low bar for Trump. He still failed to meet it. What did we expect? Read more » Latest Columns   Charles Krauthammer Populism on pause Don't mistake the results of the French presidential election for a sign that populism is abating. Read more »     David Ignatius Michael Flynn's fall tells a much bigger story When intelligence officers such as Michael Flynn move from compartmented boxes to a wider world, they're not good at being normal — and they often pay a price for it. Read more »     Eugene Robinson The White House can't seem to perform simple arithmetic The outline of Trump's tax-reform proposal makes no sense. Read more »     Catherine Rampell The dumbest part of Trump's dumb tax plan Cutting the tax rate on "pass-through" income would make the rich richer, unleash a major tax-sheltering bonanza, and drain Medicare and Social Security. Read more »   Ronald A. Klain Three huge failures that will haunt Trump's presidency In his first 100 days, he has governed as a hard-baked partisan. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt Trump's first 100 days give conservatives a lot to celebrate He has made a turnaround from the pratfalls of the first 50 days. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fareed Zakaria The education of President Trump (and us) Trump may be a master flip-flopper, but Americans are also to blame for Washington's dysfunction. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Ivanka Trump's White House role is a symbol of democratic decline That's how the world sees it, if a panel in Germany is anything to go on. Read more »   Stephen J. Hadley, Andrew Wilder and Scott Worden Four steps to winning peace in Afghanistan How the Trump administration can move from a policy of avoiding failure to one of achieving success. Read more »   Charles Koch Charles Koch: Trump's policies must not benefit only big businesses like mine Here's how he can improve opportunities for all. Read more »   David Cole The states' rights that Trump doesn't like The Trump administration is happy to emphasize states' rights when it fits its agenda. Read more »   Henry Olsen This failure may doom Trump's presidency before it really begins He seems unaware that he needs to be leading his party. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Yes, you CAN understand Trump’s Tax Plan in one page Looking back on Trump’s first 100 days through cartoons Here, at least, is transparency. If the first couple of months are any indication, Americans will feel the negative effects of this administration for many years to come.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's first 100 days were alarming — and relieving America is more resilient than some feared. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Repeal and replace just got even worse Republicans' latest health-care plan would, once again, hurt the sick. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A college's willful blindness to a sexual assault scandal Michigan State University ignored complaints that a doctor was molesting gymnasts. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Reporting on Trump administration memos? Have fun. Who's up, who's down? News organizations have to figure that out as they report on proposals bubbling up at the White House. 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 »   The GOP should ignore the debt consequences and pass the Trump tax cuts The Trump plan offers a radical shift from what we know didn't work during the Obama years. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump can’t escape the Flynn debacle Flynn's shadow hangs over Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The Daily Spicer: ‘The Simpsons’ is wrong The White House press secretary has said he loves his job. Why would we believe anything different? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Seven questions about Trump’s tax plan that must be answered Don't let them wiggle away without answering. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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