Opinions P.M.: Trump's woefully ignorant beliefs about the Civil War and Andrew Jackson

Six lessons from the spending negotiation     Trump’s woefully ignorant beliefs about the Civil War and Andrew Jackson Trump slipped the surly bonds of fact and truth to utter a word salad of nonsense. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Six lessons from the spending negotiation Trump folds, Republicans gun shy. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Reince Priebus is a dunderhead (and he can’t sue me for saying so) Sorry, sir: Just taking advantage of the current state of play in libel law. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   New Jersey stun gun ban struck down, by consent order; New Orleans ban repealed Wins for Second Amendment rights, and for self-defense rights more broadly. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘Judge a man by the company he keeps.’ That’s from Donald Trump’s favorite book! Somebody remind him. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Act Four Live: Pop culture with Alyssa Rosenberg (May 1) A chat about the best and worst in pop culture and why the stories we love mean so much to us. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more » Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Mexico will wage a battle of ideas against Trump When we work together, everyone wins. But in confrontation, the United States and Mexico will both lose, writes Andrés Manuel López Obrador. By Andrés Manuel López Obrador  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more »   This is not a normal president Republican apologists for Trump reflect the damage he's done to the GOP By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The past 100 days have been a disaster — for Democrats The party's abysmal performance has largely escaped scrutiny, so let's review the record. By Marc A. Thiessen  •  Read more »   How Trump makes it impossible for Republicans to win policy debates It turns out Trump is a terrible salesman, at least in one sense. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump undercuts the latest Trumpcare effort House Republicans' amendment violates Trump's 'mandate.' By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   An atmosphere of doubtlessnessness Open the Overton window and let the sunshine in! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘I don’t stand by anything’: Trump withers under heat from CBS News’s John Dickerson Trump loses his cool under questioning about his claims about Barack Obama's "surveillance." By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump wants all media to act like Fox Trump cannot stop critical media -- yet By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump suspends disbelief — on most everything What matters is how his fans feel 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 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071