Thursday's Opinions: This is the most ominous Inauguration Day in modern history

Forget Chelsea Manning. This is the Obama pardon you should be mad about.; Trump is the waterbeetle of American politics, and he'll keep on flabbergasting; I'm an anti-abortion feminist. I'll walk at the Women's March, whether organizers like it or not.; Dr. Price's marvelous medicine for your stock portfolio; Why progressives shouldn't despair over Trump; Why tax reform will be a slog; A gun registry that could prevent suicide; Designers can refuse to dress the Trumps. Other artists should have the same freedom.; Five policies Trump might get right; Is Xi Jinping the new champion of globalization? Far from it.; Gauzy promises to replace Obamacare aren't enough; CBS affiliate’s ‘big question': Why no law enforcement investigation of ‘Pizzagate’ allegations?; Russia's radical new strategy for information warfare; Happy Hour Roundup; Washington, D.C., was not actually built on a swamp; Republicans will not rein in Trump corruption. Can anything be done about this? Yes!; C-SPAN: No, we weren’t hacked     Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post   E.J. Dionne Jr. This is the most ominous Inauguration Day in modern history Whether or not Trump is "legitimate," he's legitimately terrifying. Read more » Latest Columns Charles Lane Forget Chelsea Manning. This is the Obama pardon you should be mad about. What was Obama thinking granting clemency for Oscar Lopez Rivera? Read more »     George F. Will Trump is the waterbeetle of American politics, and he'll keep on flabbergasting Trump's manipulation is instinctive. Read more »   Aimee Murphy I'm an anti-abortion feminist. I'll walk at the Women's March, whether organizers like it or not. Organizers indicated that people and groups like her are not welcome in their ranks. Read more »     Dana Milbank Dr. Price's marvelous medicine for your stock portfolio And other swampy behavior. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Barton Swaim Why progressives shouldn't despair over Trump He's not a true conservative. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Why tax reform will be a slog One reason is so-called pass-through businesses whose taxes are levied at personal income tax rates. Read more »   Fredrick Vars A gun registry that could prevent suicide Let those at risk use the federal background check system to bar themselves from buying firearms. Read more »   Jim Campbell 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. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sketchpad: Trump shows us again how he can save whole industries Trump’s poll numbers are shrinking He has a magic ring. A new poll shows Donald Trump entering office as the least popular incoming president in at least four decades.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Five policies Trump might get right It's important not to ignore opportunities for progress. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Is Xi Jinping the new champion of globalization? Far from it. He talks the talk on global trade, but his Chinese regime continues to trample the rights of businesses and individuals. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Gauzy promises to replace Obamacare aren't enough On Capitol Hill, HHS nominee Tom Price fails to fill in the blanks on Americans' health-care coverage and his own stock portfolio. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs CBS affiliate’s ‘big question': Why no law enforcement investigation of ‘Pizzagate’ allegations? Perhaps it's because of the whole no-proof-whatsoever thing. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Russia's radical new strategy for information warfare In Putin's mind, the United States attacked first in the information war. Russia is now strong enough to retaliate. By David Ignatius  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Washington, D.C., was not actually built on a swamp The real city is not the Washington of cartoons and punditry. By Joel Achenbach  •  Achenblog  •  Read more »   Republicans will not rein in Trump corruption. Can anything be done about this? Yes! How individual Members of Congress might resist Trump's flouting of our norms. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   C-SPAN: No, we weren’t hacked Just a technical glitch. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  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. 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