Opinions P.M.: Sketchpad: Trump education department comes with a steep price tag

Don’t fall for the whitewashing of Steve Bannon’s past and present; Donald Trump has a plan to fix the craziness of his tweets; Trump has already defeated the news media. And it’s unclear what we can do about it.; ‘Obit’ takes us inside the first drafts of history; Donald Trump’s disturbing tweets expose his fatal flaw; Pennsylvania Obamacare fan remained loyal to Fox News till the end; A horrifying look into the mind of 9/11's mastermind, in his own words; From addict to runner to prisoner to writer: Charlie Engle's cinematic saga; Trump just proved he's a pathological liar. Which part is worse: The lying or the pathology?; This Trump tweet signals a major assault on voting. Here’s what it might look like.; Rein in Texas on executing the intellectually disabled;     Don’t fall for the whitewashing of Steve Bannon’s past and present Saying "alt-right" is the rhetorical equivalent of dressing up white supremacy in black-tie. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Donald Trump has a plan to fix the craziness of his tweets Why didn't we think of that? By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Trump has already defeated the news media. And it’s unclear what we can do about it. He's undermining every major institution, so confusion and conspiracy theories are all that remain. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ‘Obit’ takes us inside the first drafts of history A new documentary explores how obituary writers decide who had an impact, and how to sum up the lives of the dead. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sketchpad: Trump education department comes with a steep price tag School of hard knocks. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Donald Trump’s disturbing tweets expose his fatal flaw Where is Donald Trump's mind? By Colbert I. King  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Pennsylvania Obamacare fan remained loyal to Fox News till the end An object lesson in how hard it is to peel a viewer away from the No. 1 cable news network. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   A horrifying look into the mind of 9/11's mastermind, in his own words Interrogator James E. Mitchell interviews Khalid Sheik Mohammed. By Marc A. Thiessen  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   From addict to runner to prisoner to writer: Charlie Engle's cinematic saga In his rousing memoir 'Running Man,' Engle chronicles his personal feats on and off the track By Vicky Hallett  •  Read more »   Trump just proved he's a pathological liar. Which part is worse: The lying or the pathology? You get one guess. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   This Trump tweet signals a major assault on voting. Here’s what it might look like. Get ready for the 'beginning of the end of the Second Reconstruction.' By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Rein in Texas on executing the intellectually disabled The Supreme Court must strike down the state's unconstitutional 'Of Mice and Men' standard. By Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       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