Today's Opinions: The cost of our war on public life

The coming Trump inflation?; Putin and Sissi are putting on elections. Why bother?

E.J. Dionne Jr. The cost of our war on public life The larger lesson from the shameful leaking of a senator's text messages is about what self-government demands. Read more »    Robert J. Samuelson The coming Trump inflation? The president's economic policy could take us right back to the bad old inflationary days of the 1970s. Read more »      Jackson Diehl Putin and Sissi are putting on elections. Why bother? They're just for show, but perhaps it's a good sign that the strongmen feel the need to at least feign democratic attitudes. Read more »      Josh Rogin The Trump administration wants to dismantle Ronald Reagan's 'infrastructure of democracy' Buried in the State Department's budget request is a change that would be an assault on the pro-democracy mission of several organizations. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Mr. Magoo, Jared Kushner and the NRA Worst Washington performance of the year A roundup of the news editorial cartoonist Tom Toles captured in a tiny box from Feb. 25 to March 2. Worst performance of taking the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.   ADVERTISEMENT The Post's View Gratuitous cruelty by Homeland Security: Separating a 7-year-old from her mother No explanation was offered, and it has been four months. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   The U.N. human rights commissioner says 'shame is in retreat.' He's right. The international community shrugs at mass killings. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Democracy is dying in Cambodia. Facebook should make sure it doesn't help kill it. Another example of how social media can be weaponized. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Jimmy Kimmel's #MeToo Oscars monologue revealed a painful truth Kimmel's monologue outlined just how much the entertainment has to do to become a more equal place, and just how few tools the industry has to punish harassers. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •   Read more »   These foreign policy gurus didn't fail in their patriotic duty to warn us They were right, but it wasn't enough. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Sunday wrap: Unprecedented turmoil Who said what about whom? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Distinguished persons of the week: Have you no sense of decency, sir? Who stood tall? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter 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 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