Opinions P.M.: For a moment, the Red Sox World Series victory made the world make sense again

What's happening now in America isn't normal — and we shouldn't accept it as such; Dr. Trump and his party try to diagnose why bad things are happening

Act Four For a moment, the Red Sox World Series victory made the world make sense again Baseball only spans our warmest months. But the lessons it teaches us can last all year. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more » Post Partisan What's happening now in America isn't normal — and we shouldn't accept it as such The United States has many flaws. What makes us different is our aspiration to do better. By Max Boot  •  Read more »   Dr. Trump and his party try to diagnose why bad things are happening Medical mysteries. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   What a new survey on values tells us about America Trump isn't like most of America. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The Plum Line How Trump and Republicans wield the politics of victimhood Even an anti-Semitic hate crime is an opportunity to say that they and theirs are the real victims. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT إيران والسعودية تتنافسان على المركز الأسوأ في حرية الصحافة في الشرق الأوسط كانت إيران على الدوام سبّاقة في أساليبها القبيحة لإسكات الصحافيين، سواء داخل حدودها أو خارجها. غير أن قيام المملكة العربية السعودية بقتل الصحافي جمال خاشقجي داخل قنصليتها في إسطنبول مطلع هذا الشهر يتفوق في بشاعته على سوء المعاملة التي يتعرض لها الصحافيون في إيران. نظرياً، يعطي التخبط السعودي إيران فرصة لتحسين صورتها الدولية عبر تصحيح […] By Jason Rezaian  •  Read more »   رقابت ایران و عربستان سعودی برای کسب مقام اول اختناق مطبوعات در خاورمیانه ایران مدتها است که یکی از سردمداران جریان کثیف خاموش کردن صدای خبرنگاران در داخل و خارج کشور است، اما قتل جمال خاشقجی توسط عربستان سعودی در داخل کنسولگری این کشور در ترکیه، رفتار بی شرمانه ی ایران در قبال خبرنگاران را کمرنگ کرد. این خطای عربستان می توانست برای ایران فرصت نابی باشد تا […] By Jason Rezaian  •  Read more »   Lunch links: The annual Halloween sex-offender panic Plus: Voters to decide on police oversight, sheriffs who pocket inmate meal money; border patrol union endorses racist movie; Mississippi's perpetually under-funded crime lab. By Radley Balko  •  Read more » The WorldPost How the unthinkable happened in Brazil Bolsonaro surfed a tsunami of anger to win the presidency. By Fernando Henrique Cardoso  •  Read more »   Why Trump cannot tone it down When all you've got is hate By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Enough platitudes: Let's name names Let's end the lazy thinking and the moral denseness. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The only thing missing from Trump's authoritarian model is a cult of personality. Oh, wait. trump cult of personality, trump self aggrandizement, trump totalitarian, trump portraits By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump's hate and lies are inciting extremists. Just ask the analyst who warned us. An interview with the Department of Homeland Security analyst who warned in 2009 of growing right-wing extremism. By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   Ups and downs: The best and the worst of us Who is gaining ground? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Fear, hope and the midterms Fear-based politics is once again proving to be a powerful strategy. The problem is, it works for elections, but fails for governance. By Jared Bernstein  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Trailer newsletter News and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign Up  »

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