Friday's Opinions: Trump and the ‘madman theory’

The White House's thoughtless, cruel and sad rollback of transgender rights; Russia's assault on America's elections is just one example of a global threat; A heartfelt look at how evangelical gays are finding their place; Don't despair: The center can still win in Europe; Trump's attempt to massage economic data isn't new. But there's a better way.; Stop writing China off as an enemy. Millennials don't.; When nature is a terrorist; The District's new police chief brings experience to the job; The White House just told transgender students they're on their own; CNN’s Kayleigh McEnany runs PR session for Betsy DeVos; Richard Spencer, Kellyanne Conway and other CPAC Day 2 highlights; Happy Hour Roundup; The relationship between Trump and the Republican Party is still evolving; Liberal activists are responsible for everything everywhere, it turns out; Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon: A love story     Susan Walsh / AP   Charles Krauthammer Trump and the 'madman theory' Maybe there are benefits to the Trump administration's two-track, two-reality foreign policy. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns Arne Duncan and Catherine Lhamon The White House's thoughtless, cruel and sad rollback of transgender rights The White House is putting children at risk of harm. Read more »     David Ignatius Russia's assault on America's elections is just one example of a global threat The Kremlin's attempts to subvert politics are not limited to the United States. Read more »     Michael Gerson A heartfelt look at how evangelical gays are finding their place "The Wise Kids" is a movie all Christians should watch. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Don't despair: The center can still win in Europe Outsider candidates such as Emmanuel Macron in France are galvanizing voters fed up with business as usual. Read more »   Charles Lane Trump's attempt to massage economic data isn't new. But there's a better way. It's more effective to give credit all along a product's supply line. Read more »   Julian Gewirtz Stop writing China off as an enemy. Millennials don't. A working relationship with China is the best way to try to solve global problems. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sketchpad: Could new planets mean aliens? Make America dirty again And you know what that means. President Trump promises to bring coal mining jobs back and is planning to sign an executive order to curtail clean air and water regulations from the Obama administration.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View When nature is a terrorist Bill Gates sounds the alarm on global preparedness on urgent public-health hazards. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The District's new police chief brings experience to the job Peter Newsham is a logical successor to former chief Cathy Lanier and a veteran of D.C.'s police department. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The White House just told transgender students they're on their own By rolling back federal protections, the Trump administration abdicates its responsibility to ensure all students are treated equally. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs CNN’s Kayleigh McEnany runs PR session for Betsy DeVos Says we're 'blessed' to have DeVos running the Education Department. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Richard Spencer, Kellyanne Conway and other CPAC Day 2 highlights And Betsy DeVos was there. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The relationship between Trump and the Republican Party is still evolving The Trump phenomenon and what it means for the future of the Republican Party or the conservative cause was not settled on Nov. 8. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Liberal activists are responsible for everything everywhere, it turns out No wonder they are so poorly coordinated. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon: A love story It's beautiful, really. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington, plus the day's most essential reads and interesting ideas. 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