Opinions P.M.: American democracy can’t withstand four more years of Trump

Fracking is on the ballot in November. Don't listen to the left's calls to stop.; Biden's new tax plan is progressive. But it misses an opportunity.; From Venus, a hint that life may take a very different form than what we know; Forget Trump's carnival. The election is all about Biden now.; Why I dropped 'conservative' from my Twitter profile; Lots of GOP senators will pay the price for Trump sycophancy; I'm a veteran who was suicidal. It's a good thing I didn't have access to a gun.; If it walks like a quack and talks like a quack, it's Trump; Our bipartisan bill empowers states to get the testing necessary to suppress the coronavirus; Trump is losing control of his own propaganda; Biden shows what a sane, decent president would do about covid-19; A conflict could be brewing in the eastern Mediterranean. Here's how to stop it.; Think you know trivia? Test your skills for a chance to win free prizes this Thursday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m. Eastern time!; Two new polls show the damage Trump has done to U.S. foreign policy; Minnesota and Wisconsin show why Trump is in deep trouble; Small businesses can drive the economic recovery — with our help ; Thailand's 'Bad Students' are rising up for democracy and change; The D.C. Metro could be unrecognizable next year ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Bloomberg) American democracy can't withstand four more years of Trump The choice on the ballot isn't between Democrats and Republicans. It's between democracy and authoritarianism. By Brian Klaas ●  Read more »   Fracking is on the ballot in November. Don't listen to the left's calls to stop. Some inconvenient truths that the climate-change zealots would prefer to ignore. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Biden's new tax plan is progressive. But it misses an opportunity. He wants to raise taxes on the rich, which is good. But he could move toward more fundamental reform. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   From Venus, a hint that life may take a very different form than what we know The clouds of our so-called sister planet show signs of life. But not life as we know it. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   Forget Trump's carnival. The election is all about Biden now. All eyes turn to the debates. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why I dropped 'conservative' from my Twitter profile Conservatism died. So let's move on. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Lots of GOP senators will pay the price for Trump sycophancy The Senate will likely flip. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   I'm a veteran who was suicidal. It's a good thing I didn't have access to a gun. Access to a gun in moments of crisis is dangerous because suicide is, as they say, opportunistic. By Top Washington ●  Read more »   If it walks like a quack and talks like a quack, it's Trump Getting to the point. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   Our bipartisan bill empowers states to get the testing necessary to suppress the coronavirus Testing has to be readily available — and results quickly realized — before covid-19 can be truly suppressed. By Danielle Allen, Bill Cassidy and Tina Smith ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump is losing control of his own propaganda A fiendishly clever scheme to hoodwink the public goes awry. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Biden shows what a sane, decent president would do about covid-19 The Democratic presidential nominee is the adult in the room. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   A conflict could be brewing in the eastern Mediterranean. Here's how to stop it. Europeans need to recognize that recent conflict in the "East Med" cannot be addressed in isolation. By Asli Aydintasbas and Sinan Ülgen ●  Read more »   Think you know trivia? Test your skills for a chance to win free prizes this Thursday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m. Eastern time! Give us a follow on our Post Opinions Instagram account and join us for live trivia, co-hosted by social media producer Edgar Ramirez and former "Jeopardy!" contestant Thomas Todd. Read more »   Two new polls show the damage Trump has done to U.S. foreign policy Trump has turned U.S. into a global pariah — and the GOP into appeasers of Putin. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Minnesota and Wisconsin show why Trump is in deep trouble Minnesota especially has swung back to Democrats. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Small businesses can drive the economic recovery — with our help The loss of small businesses will have a negative long-term effect on the country unless we act soon. By Steven Hamilton ●  Read more »   Thailand's 'Bad Students' are rising up for democracy and change The voices of Thailand's children who are demanding democratic reform are increasingly reverberating around the world. By Sunai Phasuk ●  Read more »   The D.C. Metro could be unrecognizable next year The coronavirus pandemic may forever alter the D.C. area's transit system. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Week in Ideas for thought-provoking opinions you may have missed amid the news of the week, delivered on Sundays. Sign up »

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