Friday's Opinions: After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is over

Trump will helm a government of, by and for corporate America; An old foe awaits an untested President Trump; Trump's Carrier deal is right out of Putin's playbook; Democrats need to focus on the gut, not the head; Trump should keep this part of Obamacare; Plans for new high-tech weapons are on hold until Trump approves them. Will he?; Let Cubans choose their future; Britain has no idea what to do next, and that's dangerous; Beware: The Russian bear is getting bolder; Don't reward companies like Carrier with tax cuts — or punish them with taxes; What Metro needs to get 'back to good'; Happy Hour Roundup; The Constitution’s power lies not in its words, but with those who protect it. Trump endangers it.; The Trump family business is a challenge; CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes: Facts no longer exist; Will Republicans gut Medicare? Trump promised over and over he wouldn’t. Here’s the video.; 10 reasons Chris Christie shouldn’t be RNC chairman     Carlo Allegri / Reuters   Charles Krauthammer After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is over An era of autocracy looms. Read more » Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Trump will helm a government of, by and for corporate America Trump's Cabinet is looking increasingly like a team of plutocrats. Read more »     Michael Gerson An old foe awaits an untested President Trump North Korea will pose an immediate challenge to the Trump administration. Read more »   Fred Hiatt Trump's Carrier deal is right out of Putin's playbook Look at Russia to see the economic consequences of ruling by whim, not law. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Democrats need to focus on the gut, not the head Donald Trump connected to working-class whites' angst on an emotional level. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Catherine Rampell Trump should keep this part of Obamacare There's often a false choice between saving taxpayers money on the one hand and helping poor little old ladies on the other. Read more »     David Ignatius Plans for new high-tech weapons are on hold until Trump approves them. Will he? The Pentagon hopes for a smooth handoff on plans for advanced technology that could offset Russian and Chinese military gains. Read more »   Rosa María Payá Acevedo Let Cubans choose their future They still live under a regime tailored by the Castro clan — communist and exclusionary. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Britain has no idea what to do next, and that's dangerous In the general chaos, the loudest, clearest and most convincing voices are the most radical. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sketchpad: A Trump tutorial on the fine points of free speech Mitt Romney’s dinner with Donald Trump You get the idea. Sautéed frog legs were on the menu.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Beware: The Russian bear is getting bolder Moscow's agents are implicated in two dangerous plots in Eastern Europe. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Don't reward companies like Carrier with tax cuts — or punish them with taxes Trump's intervention does not make for a sustainable manufacturing industry. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   What Metro needs to get 'back to good' The transit agency's boss, Paul Wiedefeld, has a plan. It'll be a long haul. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The Constitution’s power lies not in its words, but with those who protect it. Trump endangers it. In three weeks, the president-elect has been able to reveal just how fragile it is. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The Trump family business is a challenge If you are worried about Donald Trump making some money, you are too late. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes: Facts no longer exist We're moving on to opinions on everything. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Will Republicans gut Medicare? Trump promised over and over he wouldn’t. Here’s the video. Paul Ryan just confirmed again that gutting Medicare is on the table. Will Trump go along? By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   10 reasons Chris Christie shouldn’t be RNC chairman He's the wrong guy for the job. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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