Opinions P.M.: Trump starts a trade war, any recession will be on him

The profit-fueled rise of partisan journalism is tearing America apart; The Oscars want to move beyond #MeToo. But Hollywood's reckoning isn't over.

Right Turn Trump starts a trade war, any recession will be on him Trump blunders into a trade confrontation with the world. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more » The profit-fueled rise of partisan journalism is tearing America apart The media needs to bring America together instead. By Hugh Hewitt  •  Read more »   Act Four The Oscars want to move beyond #MeToo. But Hollywood's reckoning isn't over. A new "Frontline" documentary on Harvey Weinstein suggests just how far the rot in the entertainment industry goes, and just how much work Hollywood has to do to clean it up. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Xi Jinping's authoritarian rise in China has been powered by sexism Like other autocrats, Xi views patriarchal authoritarianism as critical for the survival of his power. By Leta Hong Fincher  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump just revealed the NRA's weakness His flirtation with gun-control measures may not come to anything. But he knows where public opinion is going. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Post Partisan The unraveling at the White House isn't good for the country Trump exhausted many of us a long time ago, but he now seems to be exhausting those closest to him as well. By Carter Eskew  •  Read more »   Post Partisan Trump flouts the Second Amendment, ignores NSA warnings, loses Hope — and it's only Thursday Jonathan Capehart joins Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt and opinion writers Christine Emba and Molly Roberts to discuss the chaos in the White House. By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more »   Trump likes to use his bully pulpit on his very own Mr. Magoo Sense deprivation. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Rampage A video Steven Mnuchin doesn't want you to see After the treasury secretary was heckled and hissed at during a UCLA event, he retracted his permission for the school to share the official video. Here's some footage taken by attendees. By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Right Turn Actually, Sen. Sasse, Republicans have been 'ditching' a whole bunch of things Sasse's statement doesn't make up for a year of GOP inertness. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Right Turn The power of the purse might curb gun absolutism Make the NRA a pariah, and laws will change By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The only important question about Trump is 'Had enough yet?' How low can we go? By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump's rage at Sessions puts the president in serious danger Robert S. Mueller III is now scrutinizing Trump's efforts to oust his attorney general as potential signs of obstruction of justice. By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   Draining the Trump presidency Tumult for Manafort, Kushner, Sessions and Hicks. By Ann Telnaes  •  Read more »   Right Turn Does Trump mean anything he says about guns? Is he for or against far-reaching measures? Yes! By Jennifer Rubin  •  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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071