Opinions P.M.: The jobs report shows why the White House should stop touting its ‘economic miracle’

What the new Amazon doc about Lorena Bobbitt gets wrong about prosecutors; A lot has changed between India and Pakistan. We should be worrying about what hasn't.

The jobs report shows why the White House should stop touting its 'economic miracle' Don't celebrate the one-off good months if you're not willing to mourn the one-off bad months. By Catherine Rampell · Read more What the new Amazon doc about Lorena Bobbitt gets wrong about prosecutors The movie lauds a Virginia prosecutor for doing his job. But there's more to the position than that. By Radley Balko · Read more   A lot has changed between India and Pakistan. We should be worrying about what hasn't. Just as when Pakistan and India were first founded in 1947, Kashmir is at the heart of the fight. By Mosharraf Zaidi · Read more   Putin and other authoritarians' corruption is a weapon — and a weakness Corruption is not only one of the most potent weapons wielded by America's authoritarian rivals, it is also their Achilles' heel. By David Petraeus and Sheldon Whitehouse · Read more   Another Little Rock police officer kills a man in a moving car Despite all of this evidence, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit rejected the lawsuit from Moore's family. By Radley Balko · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   PostEverything Rand Paul is wrong: Vaccines are no threat to liberty I grew up in a dictatorship, and now I'm a public health expert. Mandatory immunization keeps us all safe. By Saad B. Omer · Read more   Outlook Yes, Trump is undignified. Demagogues have to be. He uses vulgarity to signal whose side he's on. It worked for Hugo Chávez, and Cleon, too. By Michael Signer · Read more   Are those trick questions that Fox would ask the Democrats? Or simply the obvious ones? By Tom Toles · Read more   Act Four We're not just mourning Alex Trebek. We're mourning the truth. Losing the 'Jeopardy!' host means losing a zone where the truth is clear and uncontested. By Drew Goins · Read more   Think the Netanyahu corruption allegations will change Israel? Think again. The hard work of changing the direction of the country will likely remain for the next election. By Gershom Gorenberg · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   What you do and don't do when one party loses its mind and the other might, too Which party can be saved? By Jennifer Rubin · Read more   Outlook Russian trolls can be surprisingly subtle, and often fun to read We did a deep dive into Twitter, and came away impressed by Russians' skill By Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren · Read more   The Plum Line The prospect of easier and fairer voting terrifies Republicans They're convinced that a better system would mean they'd lose elections. They're right. By Paul Waldman · Read more   Hickenlooper is off and running The former Colorado governor makes his case at a kickoff rally. By Jennifer Rubin · Read more   Fox News's Chris Wallace embraces false equivalence The complaints about the DNC decision not to do a debate with Fox News drag on. By Erik Wemple · 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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