Thursday's Opinions: It’s time for Mitch McConnell to go

How Steve Bannon just defeated Trump; A petri dish for progressivism, and the capital city of alternative facts   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Erick Erickson It's time for Mitch McConnell to go Unless he does, beatings from the likes of Roy Moore will continue. Read more » Latest Columns   E.J. Dionne Jr. How Steve Bannon just defeated Trump Roy Moore's primary victory presents a hard choice for Democrats — and Republicans. Read more »     George F. Will A petri dish for progressivism, and the capital city of alternative facts What do a soda tax, a minimum-wage jump and an income tax have in common? Read more »   José A. Cabranes and Félix López The Puerto Ricans are coming An exodus to the mainland would further devastate the island. Read more »     Dana Milbank Of course Tom Price shouldn't have to fly coach! We couldn't possibly ask him to be exposed to the unwashed masses. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Norman Eisen and Anne Weismann Kushner's use of personal email is no minor error It's the latest episode in a failure that at the heart of our democracy. Read more »   Garrison Keillor God has sent us a judge. Hallelujah. Roy Moore' s triumph is a ray of sunshine for those of us who'd like to restore stoning to our legal system. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Are entrepreneurs a dying breed? Maybe we're not "'Shark Tank' nation" after all. Read more »   Jonathan Wood Yes, Trump can revoke national monuments Opponents of the president's action do not have law or history on their side. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes There's only one problem with the pedestal the Republican elite put themselves up on The Trump administration is working hard for you Basic instinct? Some members of Trump's Cabinet have a taste for private jets and military aircraft at taxpayers' expense   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Can't we get this one thing right? Almost all Americans support the 'dreamers.' Congress, do your job. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Saudi Arabia sheds an ignoble distinction The kingdom still has a long way to go on human rights, but the recent decree to let women drive will make a major difference in their lives. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Tom Price should pay taxpayers back He sits a high bar for government hypocrisy. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs 'The American War': Why can’t Americans agree on what it means to be patriotic? It all goes back to Vietnam. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about Episode 9 of "The Vietnam War," and our ongoing disagreements about what it means to be patriotic. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Why political protests during the national anthem are so offensive to so many The messages we intend are not always the message others hear. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The conservatives calling Confederate flags at American University a ‘hoax’ The story of one black man burning down a black church does not mean every instance of arson accompanied by an anti-black message is automatically suspect. By Molly Roberts  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What Facebook can tell us about Russian sabotage of our election Facebook needs to come clean. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Democrats need a 4-prong plan to beat Trump and his philosophy Democrats need alternatives. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Finance 202 Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. 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