Tuesday's Opinions: Donald Trump is serious about smashing GOP orthodoxy

The GOP is at its peak, but conservatism has hit rock bottom; Trump's OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis; Trump's choice for Israeli ambassador is a danger to American lives; What's Trump up to? Don't ask his spokesman.; Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel is unfit to serve; Obama's hypocrisy on intelligence briefings; Trump is unifying the fractured GOP foreign policy establishment; Tech titans, it's time to use your power for good; A bipartisan committee should investigate Russia's election hacking; Trump's Israeli ambassador pick could have dangerous consequences; The new OMB's director's first order of business? Standing up to Trump.; News organizations defend off-the-record event with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago; The Russians weren't that good; the Obama administration was that bad; Happy Hour Roundup; New York Times converts Michael Barbaro to full-time audio guy; The gathering of the electors; Get ready for Trump’s budget scam     Evan Vucci / AP   Eugene Robinson Donald Trump is serious about smashing GOP orthodoxy Don't expect the president-elect to give up on his border wall — or anything else. Read more » Latest Columns   Michael Gerson The GOP is at its peak, but conservatism has hit rock bottom The Republican Party triumphed — but what kind of political force has it become? Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump's OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis He's content to default on our debt — and that's dangerous. Read more »     Richard Cohen Trump's choice for Israeli ambassador is a danger to American lives David Friedman is a zealot with a political potty mouth and an unsound mind. Read more »     Dana Milbank What's Trump up to? Don't ask his spokesman. Jason Miller never has much to say about his boss's thinking or plans — except that they're huge. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Jeremy Ben-Ami Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel is unfit to serve David Friedman treats people in a way that's anathema to democratic values. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Obama's hypocrisy on intelligence briefings The president criticized Trump despite his own dismal record of attending briefings. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt Trump is unifying the fractured GOP foreign policy establishment Starting with retired generals Mattis and Kelly, the president-elect has assembled an experienced team. Read more »   Christine Emba Tech titans, it's time to use your power for good The Trump administration offers a chance to make "don't be evil" a reality on immigration, climate change and more. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Donald Trump Foundation may donate all his portraits to a permanent exhibition! Trump will hand over his businesses to his sons Big Billionaire Is Watching You Keeping the conflict of interest inside the family.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View A bipartisan committee should investigate Russia's election hacking The point isn't to cast doubt on Donald Trump's election, but to probe the serious matter of foreign intrusion in the U.S. democratic process. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's Israeli ambassador pick could have dangerous consequences A shake-up in the high-tension Middle East could have unexpected and unwanted fallout. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The new OMB's director's first order of business? Standing up to Trump. To deal with fiscal reality, OMB director-designate Mick Mulvaney must first deal with Donald Trump's fiscal fantasies. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs News organizations defend off-the-record event with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Do media organizations really need to understand the "thinking" of a president off the record? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The Russians weren't that good; the Obama administration was that bad The tale of the Obama administration's incompetence is worthy of an episode of the Keystone Cops. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   New York Times converts Michael Barbaro to full-time audio guy Won't be writing in the newspaper very much. Times are changing at the Gray Lady. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The gathering of the electors Their will must prevail. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Get ready for Trump’s budget scam Will Republicans make Obama look like a fiscal grown-up? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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