Thursday's Opinions: How Trump ‘absolutely’ corrupts the GOP

The nervous breakdown of British politics; In Aleppo, U.S. inaction green-lights war crimes; America's 'quiet catastrophe': Millions of idle men; Here's how America should play its winning hand for long-run economic growth; A mega-case puts opioids on trial; The de-Reaganization of the Republican Party; Why shouldn't I be able to bike in federal wilderness areas?; A President Trump could destroy the world economy; Beijing's next propaganda outlet: Hollywood?; Why does it take so long for the District to investigate police-involved shootings?; Inside Hillary Clinton’s Betamax castle of millennial outreach; Jesse Watters compounds backlash over his Chinatown segment with clueless tweets; Happy Hour Roundup; Mike Pence speaks softly, while doubling down on Trump’s mass deportations; Fox News’s Jesse Watters finds exotic culture thriving in Chinatown; How Clinton puts the election away     Alex Brandon / AP   E.J. Dionne Jr. How Trump 'absolutely' corrupts the GOP Kelly Ayotte's blunder shows the impossible balance many Republicans are trying to strike. Read more » Latest Columns Anne Applebaum The nervous breakdown of British politics The two major British political parties are having separate identity crises. Read more »   Samer Attar In Aleppo, U.S. inaction green-lights war crimes How can the world sit idle as the Syrian government brutalizes the people of Aleppo? Read more »     George F. Will America's 'quiet catastrophe': Millions of idle men More and more men are choosing not to seek work. Read more »   Robert E. Rubin Here's how America should play its winning hand for long-run economic growth The public has to pressure Congress into making growth-driven policies a reality. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Charles Lane A mega-case puts opioids on trial Can courts hold Big Pharma accountable where the political system has failed? Read more »     Dana Milbank The de-Reaganization of the Republican Party The GOP has become the Party of Trump instead. Read more »   Daniel Greenstadt Why shouldn't I be able to bike in federal wilderness areas? The current fight around wilderness access is nothing but a useless turf battle. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sketchpad: A peek backstage at the VP debate! Sketches from the vice-presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Donald Trump Everybody under the bus. Donald Trump tweets while his running mate Mike Pence spars with Tim Kaine   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View A President Trump could destroy the world economy If elected, he could keep dangerous promises that would hurt the workers he claims to champion. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Beijing's next propaganda outlet: Hollywood? A Chinese conglomerate is gaining control of America's entertainment industry. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Why does it take so long for the District to investigate police-involved shootings? Officers and victims' relatives wait months for answers. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Inside Hillary Clinton’s Betamax castle of millennial outreach How do you do, fellow kids? By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Jesse Watters compounds backlash over his Chinatown segment with clueless tweets Now that's a non-apology! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Mike Pence speaks softly, while doubling down on Trump’s mass deportations Don't look now, but Pence doubled down on Trump's mass deportation plan. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Fox News’s Jesse Watters finds exotic culture thriving in Chinatown What's behind this sort of excursion? Just watch Bill O'Reilly's coverage of Trump. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   How Clinton puts the election away Clinton is in the home stretch. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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