Opinions P.M.: Why progressives shouldn’t despair over Trump

John Lewis: A predictable partisan; Chinese President Xi Jinping introduces himself as the anti-Trump; Why tax reform will be a slog; Can Trump fool people into thinking he’s personally supercharging the economy?; In retraction request to CNN, Trump team confirms CNN story; What to wear to the inauguration: A handy guide; A Washington Post editorial cartooning tradition continues, sort of; Afternoon links: Police groups stress ‘de-escalation’ in new force guidelines; Americans love queens like Victoria — but get queasy when women run for president; Utah voters to Chaffetz: Do your job; Virginia is for tyros; A gun registry that could prevent suicide; Trump team drops the ball at another confirmation hearing; Designers can refuse to dress the Trumps. Other artists should have the same freedom.;     Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post Why progressives shouldn't despair over Trump He's not a true conservative. By Barton Swaim  •  Read more » John Lewis: A predictable partisan Rep. John Lewis has squandered his potential, and that's a loss for all of us. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Chinese President Xi Jinping introduces himself as the anti-Trump But take his speech at Davos with a grain of salt. By John Pomfret  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more » Why tax reform will be a slog One reason is so-called pass-through businesses whose taxes are levied at personal income tax rates. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Can Trump fool people into thinking he’s personally supercharging the economy? Don't assume that the public buys it when he takes credit for every job any company creates. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   In retraction request to CNN, Trump team confirms CNN story They provide a bland response to a detailed timeline and questions, then proceed to complain about omissions. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   What to wear to the inauguration: A handy guide I will save you with clothing! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   A Washington Post editorial cartooning tradition continues, sort of Heads of state. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Afternoon links: Police groups stress ‘de-escalation’ in new force guidelines Plus: Mass. high court order charges dropped in drug cases tainted by lab analyst, media banned from Trump's D.C. hotel, and what's going on in Oregon? By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   Americans love queens like Victoria — but get queasy when women run for president We can root for queens because they don't ask for power but do their best when it's thrust upon them. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Utah voters to Chaffetz: Do your job A warning for the GOP. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Virginia is for tyros What would political newcomer Laura Ingraham bring to the commonwealth's gubernatorial race? By Norman Leahy  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A gun registry that could prevent suicide Let those at risk use the federal background check system to bar themselves from buying firearms. By Fredrick Vars  •  Read more »   Trump team drops the ball at another confirmation hearing Trump's team better get serious -- and soon. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Designers can refuse to dress the Trumps. Other artists should have the same freedom. Many business professionals yearn to live an authentic life — to conduct themselves according to the principles they hold dear. By Jim Campbell  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071