Wednesday's Opinions: Michael Steele: Donald Trump is 'the freest president we've had in a generation'

I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind.; Is Steve Bannon really as bad as all that?; Trump's campaign made it safe to hate again. Will he turn that around?; In our new Cold War, deterrence should come before detente; How many liberals does it take to screw in a lightbulb?; Wake up, Democrats: We're in big trouble, and this is how to fix it; It's the end of the West as we know it; Don't blame the electoral college. Here's how Democrats can take back politics.; Trump could cause a train wreck at the Fed; Trump's 'blind trust' is neither blind nor trustworthy; Trump's denial of catastrophic climate change is a clear danger; The United States is giving Putin the green light for atrocities; Trump owes us his tax returns now more than ever; Voters across the country are taking transit funding into their own hands. Not so near the District.; Bill O’Reilly is the ultimate Fox News tool; Why Mike Rogers’s departure from the Trump team is alarming; Happy Hour Roundup; Give Steve Bannon a chance. It’s not like he’s literally Joseph Goebbels.; An apology for Trump lawyer Michael Cohen; So, Trump won and you're out of a job     Jonathan Capehart Michael Steele: Donald Trump is ‘the freest president we’ve had in a generation’ In part one of a two-part conversation, the former Republican Party chairman discusses how the president-elect will govern differently from how he campaigned. Read more » Latest Columns Eliot A. Cohen I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind. In a normal transition, there's always disorder. This time may be much worse. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Is Steve Bannon really as bad as all that? Trump's chief White House strategist is associated with terrible things, but whether he's terrible himself remains to be seen. Read more »     Dana Milbank Trump's campaign made it safe to hate again. Will he turn that around? If Trump really wants to unify the nation, he must abandon those who stand for hate. Read more »     David Ignatius In our new Cold War, deterrence should come before detente Behind the scenes, the Obama administration has worked to check Vladimir Putin's cyber-meddling in U.S. affairs. Read more »   Garrison Keillor How many liberals does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Donald Trump will never be my president, but politics isn't everything. Life goes on. Read more »   Jim Kessler and Jon Cowan Wake up, Democrats: We're in big trouble, and this is how to fix it Emphasize more jobs, not just fairer jobs; and achieve social progress with less social shaming. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Carl Bildt It's the end of the West as we know it By design or by default, Donald Trump transmits signals of support to the forces seeking to fracture Europe. Read more »   Danielle Allen Don't blame the electoral college. Here's how Democrats can take back politics. They need a blue tea party movement to win on the state level. Read more »   Sebastian Mallaby Trump could cause a train wreck at the Fed The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates. The president-elect might not like that. Read more »   Richard Painter and Norman Eisen Trump's 'blind trust' is neither blind nor trustworthy We have counseled presidents on ethics, and the business arrangement the president-elect is floating would be dangerous. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump's denial of catastrophic climate change is a clear danger His vow to reverse Obama's progress is chilling. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes If Trump had a hammer, then what might happen next? Trump appoints Steve Bannon Could he become a tool? The president elect chooses the former executive chairman of Breitbart News to be his chief White House strategist.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The United States is giving Putin the green light for atrocities Obama will not act in Syria to stop Russia or the Assad regime, and Trump seems indifferent at best. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump owes us his tax returns now more than ever Victory demands their release. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Voters across the country are taking transit funding into their own hands. Not so near the District. Meanwhile, Metro, an orphan divided three ways, struggles for cash. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Bill O’Reilly is the ultimate Fox News tool Shunts aside whole issue of sexual harassment in CBS interview. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Why Mike Rogers’s departure from the Trump team is alarming You could imagine the jaws dropping Tuesday across the intelligence community when people heard the news. By David Ignatius  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Give Steve Bannon a chance. It’s not like he’s literally Joseph Goebbels. Courage! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   An apology for Trump lawyer Michael Cohen Media was wrong about the polling, and this guy suffered as a result. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   So, Trump won and you're out of a job The job prospects for Obama and Clinton loyalists have changed radically in the course of the last week. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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