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Americans aren't taxed enough It's urgent that we plug the huge gap between government spending and tax revenue. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more » Americans love Medicaid. Republicans hate it. Here's where the fight is going next. It won on the ballot in Maine and was important in Virginia. Look for more in 2018. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   Please, someone buy Fox Who wants to give Sean Hannity his pink slip? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   How studying the Vietnam War helped me make sense of the Trump era in America Vietnam tested America's resilience. But we survived that test in part by burying the underlying issues rather than resolving them. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •   Act Four   •   Read more »   Alabama task force performs drug raid, man dies. Officials take his home, split the proceeds. Another civil asset forfeiture outrage. By Radley Balko  •   The Watch   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT How the far right is poisoning New Zealand The far right seized power by exploiting the very system meant to be a fairer version of democracy. By Ben Mack  •   Read more »   Republicans want to know when they get to be tired of winning Is waste a terrible thing to mind? By Tom Toles  •   Read more »   Let's rethink the lessons of 2016 Five conclusions in the wake of Tuesday's elections. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Anti-black slurs at U.S. Air Force academy prep school written by black student So reports Samantha Schmidt at The Post. By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more » What does Northam's win say about the Democrats in 2018? Democrats proved they can nominate a reasonable, non-threatening character. But will that extend beyond Virginia? By Ed Rogers  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Why haven't we abolished the death penalty and moved on? A Supreme Court decision this week will permit the execution of a 67-year-old man who has suffered from strokes and cannot remember his crime. By Richard Cohen  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   Gillespie did not embrace Trump enough Where were the pettiness and greed? By Alexandra Petri  •   ComPost   •   Read more »   Virginia bloodbath: Trump is exorcising the Democrats' midterm curse Top Dem pollsters talk about the meaning of Ralph Northam's big victory. By Greg Sargent  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   North Korean defector: Now's not the time to make a deal with Kim Jong Un Trump goes between threatening war and asking for negotiations, but there's another, better way to deal with the Kim regime. By Josh Rogin  •   Josh Rogin   •   Read more »   Trump's coming home to roost The Democrats win big in Virginia and the president throws another Republican under the bus. By Ann Telnaes  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter 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 signed up for Opinions P.M. or because it is included in your subscription. 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