Opinions P.M.: Trump exemplifies abuse of power

Harvey shows the anti-government crowd’s utter hypocrisy     Trump exemplifies abuse of power If it was good enough for Nixon, it's good enough for Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » Harvey shows the anti-government crowd’s utter hypocrisy It's stunning. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Will Trump end protections for the ‘dreamers’? A new study shows how foolish this would be. The lives of nearly 800,000 "dreamers" may soon be upended. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   A new crisis at Canada’s border tests Justin Trudeau’s compassion His "yes to everyone" posture has left him ill-equipped to handle the reality that he needs to say no once in a while. By J.J. McCullough  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fox News initially failed to disclose full involvement of pro-Arpaio op-ed writer An italicized disclosure was added after the piece was published. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Act Four Live: Pop culture with Alyssa Rosenberg (August 28) 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 » So far, so good. But this is just the beginning of Hurricane Harvey for President Trump. The Trump administration is off to a good start. But this is just the beginning. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Republicans could rise to meet the challenge of Harvey — or not There's an opportunity to shine, if they behave like grown-ups. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Put Tillerson out of his misery, Mr. President — just fire him Tillerson shouldn't be there By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Two important new books on democracy, expertise, and public ignorance New books by political scientist Tom Nichols and famed legal scholar Cass Sunstein assess the growing danger of political ignorance and bias and propose possible solutions. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   The Arpaio pardon could be a test run for shutting down the Russia investigation The president seems to mistakenly believe the pardon power is his ultimate protection. By Robert Bauer  •  Read more »   Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions Bite-mark evidence, a sandwich racket and forbidden riddles. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Arpaio reminds us: Trump’s team enables evil behavior You get no points for agonizing over staying with Trump By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here’s what has to happen now. An interview with Dem Rep. Adam Schiff about the real meaning of Trump's pardon of Joe Arpaio. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Does originalism constrain conservative judges? An informative dialogue between Michael Dorf and Larry Solum. By Will Baude  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. 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