Tuesday's Opinions: A Putin-sponsored October surprise?

Hillary Clinton must learn from her mistakes; The disastrous nonintervention in Syria; Trump's bad 'law and order' rerun; Clinton Foundation alchemy — turning bribes into gifts; Please don't tell anyone, but tax cheating is about to rise in the U.S.; Where are the #NeverHillary Democrats?; Venezuela's hunger; How to hack- and rig-proof U.S. elections; A path to justice for ex-convicts in Virginia; Fox News petitions for darkness, secrecy in sexual-harassment case; Ain’t no bar low enough for Donald Trump; Happy Hour Roundup; Hillary Clinton: The incremental president; Trump sees personal tragedy and embarrassment as just political fodder; Trump is already trying to delegitimize a Clinton victory. Historians say that might be unprecedented.     Maxim Shemetov / Reuters   Dana Milbank A Putin-sponsored October surprise? Revelations that Russian hackers doctored documents about George Soros could provide a clue. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Hillary Clinton must learn from her mistakes Much of the criticism over her emails and family foundation is unfair, but she invites such suspicion. Read more »   Anne Applebaum The disastrous nonintervention in Syria Physical, human and political damage on an unprecedented scale. Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views.   Michael Gerson Trump's bad 'law and order' rerun The GOP nominee's 1968 rhetoric is deeply misguided. Read more »     Richard Cohen Clinton Foundation alchemy — turning bribes into gifts There was plenty of quid and little quo, but it looks bad anyway. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Please don't tell anyone, but tax cheating is about to rise in the U.S. IRS budget cuts are one of six reasons why. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Where are the #NeverHillary Democrats? Don't hold your breath. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes For Republicans, Zika is spelled with many Z’s Trump is baiting voters For them, reality never bites. The Republican nominee is appealing to Americans' fears and bigotry   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Venezuela's hunger A mass protest this week should make it harder to ignore a deepening crisis. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   How to hack- and rig-proof U.S. elections Replace voting machines that lack checkable paper trails as soon as possible. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A path to justice for ex-convicts in Virginia Despite a state Supreme Court ruling, many felons will recover their voting rights. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Fox News petitions for darkness, secrecy in sexual-harassment case She's an 'opportunist,' not a 'victim,' says filing that seeks to push dispute into arbitration By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Ain’t no bar low enough for Donald Trump He is utterly incapable of rising above anything. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton: The incremental president If she wins this fall, how much "freedom to govern" will she have as president, and what will she make of it? By Carter Eskew  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump sees personal tragedy and embarrassment as just political fodder Is Trump simply incapable of seeing the world around him through anything other than a Trumpian lens? By Ruth Marcus  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump is already trying to delegitimize a Clinton victory. Historians say that might be unprecedented. Trump appears to be deliberately trying to undermine faith in our democratic institutions. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071