Opinions P.M.: How Trump and the GOP will try to turn the entire country into Dixie

Trump's pick for White House counsel is wrong for the job; If Republicans really want to drain the swamp, here's how to do it; Presidential history match-up! Truman vs Con man; What we hope Paul Ryan told Trump; Rasputin revisted: He was not the 'Holy Devil' as long portrayed; Digging to freedom: tales of escape from behind the most famous wall in history; Fake news and the law, from 1798 to now; Five myths about U.S.-China relations; Criminal business executives just don't get why they're in jail; ‘NBC Nightly News’ failed to blur face of minor in Reno knife incident; We need to get smart about education; What 'cheese pizza' means to the Internet's conspiracy-mongers; The Trump Cabinet: Populists or plutocrats?; How Schumer and the Democrats are preparing to fight;     How Trump and the GOP will try to turn the entire country into Dixie They're going to take the Southern model national. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more » Trump's pick for White House counsel is wrong for the job Donald McGahn obstructed probes of campaign-finance wrongdoing for four years at the Federal Election Commission. By Ellen L. Weintraub  •  Read more »   If Republicans really want to drain the swamp, here's how to do it Terms limits would get legislators to focus on results, not reelection. By Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis  •  Read more »   Presidential history match-up! Truman vs Con man Different rules! By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What we hope Paul Ryan told Trump Talking turkey to Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Rasputin revisted: He was not the 'Holy Devil' as long portrayed Douglas Smith unearths a new perspective on Russia's 'mad monk.' By Greg King  •  Read more »   Digging to freedom: tales of escape from behind the most famous wall in history Greg Mitchell's 'The Tunnels' offers a little-known twist in the story of the Berlin Wall By Hope M. Harrison  •  Read more »   Fake news and the law, from 1798 to now "Can it be tolerated in any civilized society that any should be permitted with impunity to tell falsehoods to the people, with an express intention to deceive them ... ?" By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Five myths about U.S.-China relations This idea has been a foundational myth of America's engagement with China almost since President Richard Nixon went there in 1972; it's been used to justify decades of interaction. On the day China wa... By John Pomfret  •  Read more »   Criminal business executives just don't get why they're in jail Eugene Soltes probes the minds of white collar criminals Madoff, Fastow and Kozlowski. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   ‘NBC Nightly News’ failed to blur face of minor in Reno knife incident The ethics of publishing identifying information about juveniles could occupy this blog until New Year's. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more » We need to get smart about education What have we learned about learning? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What 'cheese pizza' means to the Internet's conspiracy-mongers The letters "C" and "P" seemed to establish a secret chain of connections that amazed and delighted readers of the Podesta emails. By Anne Applebaum  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The Trump Cabinet: Populists or plutocrats? The rich keep getting richer and more powerful. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   How Schumer and the Democrats are preparing to fight To succeed in 2018, the party needs to reclaim the populism Trump stole in 2016. By Dana Milbank  •  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