Opinions P.M.: A new solution for Trump and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law

Donald Trump seems to want us all to be gripped by the terror of nuclear annihilation; The best Ann Telnaes cartoons and gifs of 2016; Will chaos be the defining trait of the Trump White House?; Trump's distressing chest-thumping on nuclear weapons; Donald Trump is executing a brilliant media strategy. If only he had a strategy for governing.; Surprises under the tree?; 2016 was the year that Hollywood got working-class white men right; ‘The Surprisingly Weak Reasoning of Mohamud‘; Richard Nixon’s exploitation of political ignorance; Morning Bits;     Evan Vucci / AP A new solution for Trump and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law The president-elect is directly at odds with the Constitution and many of his top aides are flouting federal laws against self-dealing. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more » Donald Trump seems to want us all to be gripped by the terror of nuclear annihilation How does a new arms race sound? By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The best Ann Telnaes cartoons and gifs of 2016 Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin and more — drawn and gif'd. By Ann Telnaes  •  Read more »   Will chaos be the defining trait of the Trump White House? A recipe for confusion. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's distressing chest-thumping on nuclear weapons Rather than restarting an arms race, he should focus on making the world safer. By Editorial Board  •  The Post's View  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is executing a brilliant media strategy. If only he had a strategy for governing. There's great theater coming out of Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago. But theater is all it is. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Surprises under the tree? Three holiday wishes. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   2016 was the year that Hollywood got working-class white men right Politics suggests we have to choose between working-class white men and everyone else. In 2016, Hollywood reminded us that's a lie. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘The Surprisingly Weak Reasoning of Mohamud‘ A closer look at the Ninth Circuit's recent Fourth Amendment decision on email surveillance. By Orin Kerr  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Richard Nixon’s exploitation of political ignorance A new paper shows that Richard Nixon adopted wage and price controls, even though he knew they were harmful. He did it to exploit public ignorance. Sadly, he was far from the last political leader to manipulate the public in this way. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Morning Bits Must-read links to start the day. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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