Tuesday's Opinions: Trump inspired a movement, all right

Sean Spicer's Stalinist apparition; Blue states are in for a world of pain; Under Trump, Christians may have it easier. They'll also be in grave spiritual danger.; An early surprise from Trump's team: Shame; Trump's hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants; Trump's speech wasn't divisive. He said he'd fight for all Americans.; Trump's heartless fee hike? Not quite.; Sessions should recuse himself from investigations into the election; Metro rises to the occasion. But next time?; George Will on leaving Fox News: ‘It’s their toy’; And the tap-dance around good data begins; White House press secretary Sean Spicer defines ‘gaslighting’; Happy Hour Roundup; Republicans huddle as Trump begins to call the signals; Trump’s press secretary just backtracked on at least one key Trump promise     Amanda Voisard / For the Washington Post   Eugene Robinson Trump inspired a movement, all right Progressives mustn't let the passion of the Women's March fade away. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Richard Cohen Sean Spicer's Stalinist apparition Trump lied at the CIA, and then dispatched his press secretary to lie about the lies. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Blue states are in for a world of pain Specifically, fiscal pain. There are at least three major reasons why. Read more »     Michael Gerson Under Trump, Christians may have it easier. They'll also be in grave spiritual danger. Three missions for my brethren in the age of our new president. Read more »     Dana Milbank An early surprise from Trump's team: Shame A sheepish Sean Spicer tries to mend things with the media. Read more »   Max Stier Trump's hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants Past freezes have ended up costing more and reducing government effectiveness. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Trump's speech wasn't divisive. He said he'd fight for all Americans. How will the new president do it? Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes In the world of Donald Trump, anything can happen, virtually Size matters and the Trump presidency has already shrunk Unreality show. On his first full day as president, Trump spent his time complaining that his inaugural crowds were much bigger than reported. In comparison, the women's marches in several cities throughout the world drew huge crowds.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's heartless fee hike? Not quite. Despite Democratic rhetoric, the president's suspension of an FHA fee cut is justified. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Sessions should recuse himself from investigations into the election The attorney general nominee should not make law enforcement decisions relating to Trump's campaign. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Metro rises to the occasion. But next time? The region held its breath for two days, and its transit system coped. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs George Will on leaving Fox News: ‘It’s their toy’ Bill O'Reilly can't be anything but overjoyed at this development. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   And the tap-dance around good data begins Two worrying signs about the White House's attitudes towards the necessity, and potential inconvenience, of having good, solid public data. By Catherine Rampell  •  Rampage  •  Read more » White House press secretary Sean Spicer defines ‘gaslighting’ From the podium, trying to justify a policy of leading people to disbelieve well-documented facts. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Republicans huddle as Trump begins to call the signals The stakes are high, but there is a lot of optimism. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump’s press secretary just backtracked on at least one key Trump promise Psych! Just kidding! By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  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. 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