Opinions P.M.: With Mattis leaving, be afraid

In 2019, it's time to move beyond the Bechdel test; Why guys like me go to places like Syria

The Post's View With Mattis leaving, be afraid The Senate should approve a replacement who will help avoid further disasters abroad. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » Act Four In 2019, it's time to move beyond the Bechdel test The Bechdel Test set a very low floor for Hollywood. We can't let it become the ceiling for progress. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Why guys like me go to places like Syria We bring the fight to the enemy so that they don't bring it to us. By Dan Crenshaw  •  Read more »   Justice Alito, you owe President Obama an apology Clearly, Obama was right about foreign entities trying to influence our political system. By Ronald Klain  •  Read more »   Elizabeth Warren's generic drugs plan: More placebo than cure Her plan to have the government manufacture generic drugs or contract with third parties to do the production makes little sense. By Megan McArdle  •  Read more »   Nostalgia for the well-run machine of the Trump administration Now things are going off the rails, whereas before they were on them. By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT How the world's resistance to China caught Xi Jinping off guard In the emerging systemic competition with the United States, Xi has overplayed China's hand. By John Pomfret  •  Read more »   DemocracyPost Don't forget the Americans held hostage around the world Let's help their families and urge the government to win their freedom By Rachel Briggs  •  Read more »   Americans have had enough Trump's presidency is on thin ice. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The D.C. Council again failed to make some street singing unlawful. Good. If it wants the District to be a bustling, vibrant place, the council should make sure the bill stays dead. By Hayden Frye  •  Read more »   Jim Mattis didn't believe in betraying allies. That's why he had to resign. Mattis embodied the ideal of public service that Trump contradicts with his every act. By Max Boot  •  Read more »   Mattis's resignation spells a bumpy road ahead for Europe Europe woke to the new realities of an unbound President Trump in the White House. By Carl Bildt  •  Read more »   No, President Trump. Reagan didn't try to build a wall. Reagan argued there should be more migration, not less. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Why the Russia scandal will define the next two years of Trump's presidency If Trump was stronger, he could weather it. But he's getting weaker all the time. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   There may still be one wall compromise nobody has thought of It could scramble the politics. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter PowerPost's daily guide to cybersecurity news and policy, by reporter Derek Hawkins. Sign Up  »

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