Wednesday's Opinions: A reminder that it’s good to be an Earthling

Bannon is already going to war — on Trump; Trump's Afghanistan strategy isn't to win. It's to avoid losing.   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Charlie Riedel / AP David Von Drehle A reminder that it's good to be an Earthling The total solar eclipse showed me what a treasure it is to be on this miracle planet. Read more » Latest Columns   Dana Milbank Bannon is already going to war — on Trump Will the alt-right win? Read more »     David Ignatius Trump's Afghanistan strategy isn't to win. It's to avoid losing. He doesn't want to be the president to pack up and go home. Read more »     Kathleen Parker The eclipse made America real again I unplugged for vacation — and only emerged for the eclipse. Read more »   Lindsey Burke, Neal McCluskey and Vicki Alger Keep the federal government out of school choice Federalism is key to preventing education from being bogged down in regulations. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Jessica Mathews Why CEOs are quicker than Republican legislators to denounce Trump They face the threat of public opinion, while legislators are almost assured reelection. Read more »   Garrison Keillor We've never been here before Anxious times in America. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Democrats are starting a fierce internal debate. Finally. The party establishment won't change on its own, but it needs to. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Racism doesn’t exist all by itself, it has support. Protecting the president’s profits Enough to make you sick. The Trump family's vacations and business travel to Trump properties have put a strain on the Secret Service's budget.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's welcome self-correction The Afghanistan strategy the president announced flows from two important insights about the U.S. military engagements there. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The hard work of school reform is paying off in the District The gains in D.C. students' college-readiness scores are a testament to the school system's decade of reforms. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   On gun-violence research, California sets an example for the nation The state's move contrasts with the dismal abdication of the federal government. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Daily Caller spins unfathomable defense of Barron Trump hit piece Top editor jokes about his outlet's nasty story about the sartorial expertise of an 11-year-old kid. 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 »   ‘Cheap speech and what it has done (to American democracy)’ "The rise of what we might call 'cheap speech' [on the Internet] has ... fundamentally altered both how we communicate and the nature of our politics, endangering the health of our democracy." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Trump’s instincts were right: The U.S. should leave Afghanistan America has no long-term strategy for winning the war and there is no voter interest in the troop levels that would be required to win anyway. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Kelli Ward is the perfect spokesperson for the Trump wing of the GOP And that's creating a big headache for Republican leaders. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump’s Afghanistan speech and its empty allusions to Charlottesville Those soaring words said by anyone else would be heralded as a much-needed balm for a nation. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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