Today's Opinions: Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what?

The Trump Recession is coming I almost feel sorry for Trump

Evan Vucci / AP Ruth Marcus Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what? His efforts to stymie the Russia probe suggest that something more than his fragile ego is at stake. Read more »    David Von Drehle The Trump Recession is coming Democrats score their wins when Republican presidents stumble into late-term economic woes. Read more »      Kathleen Parker I almost feel sorry for Trump His narcissism is posing a danger to the country and the world. Read more »      Dana Milbank And the Trumpie for Best Actor in a Misleading Role goes to . . . Maybe the man who has misled us about his "real hair" really is telling the truth about Michael Wolff's book. Read more »      Elizabeth Bruenig If the poor must work to earn every dollar, shouldn't the rich? Let's pursue a fairer economy, which directs its excesses to those who have the greatest need. Read more »   Anne Applebaum The Trumps and Kushners may spell the end of the Wilsonian world They don't even comprehend the 28th president's lofty intentions. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump and Bannon go their similar separate ways One of the big messes Trump will leave behind A win-win situation. The Trump administration will vastly expand offshore drilling on the East, West and Arctic coastlines in the next five years.   The Post's View No more excuses. Puerto Rico needs help. It's beyond time for the federal government to provide resources for the ravaged island. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Jeff Sessions says there's a staggering increase in homicides.' The data disagree. His dark rhetoric seems unjustified so far. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Maryland needs to bring its child custody policies into the 21st century Shifting toward emphasizing shared parenting makes sense, but one-size-fits-all legislation is not the answer. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   "Free for All" Letters Rediscovering the fun seduction in 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' I enjoyed Alyssa Rosenberg's Dec. 23 op-ed about the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" [" 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' can survive #MeToo"]. Every December, I throw a little party for my voice students, a... Letters to the Editor   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Latest Blogs I read 'Fire and Fury' so you didn't have to, President Trump The most bizarre parts of the story are the parts we already knew. By Alexandra Petri  •   ComPost   •   Read more »   Comparison: Trump strong on joint news conferences, weak on solo news conferences Some benchmarks for presidential openness and transparency. By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   Collusion has become the Democrats' Benghazi In the same way Benghazi became an obsession for many in the GOP, the idea of collusion between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin is now baked into the Democratic psyche. No matter what special counsel Robert S. Mueller III finds, Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media will never accept that Trump didn't collude with the Russians. By Ed Rogers  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   Brian Ross returns to ABC News, though just barely He'll have a tightly circumscribed topical scope in new role. By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   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:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Opinions 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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071