Opinions P.M.: Steve Bannon's first major play is shaping up as a full-blown fiasco

Steve Bannon’s first major play is shaping up as a full-blown fiasco; The religious right understood Trump perfectly. Now he’s delivering for them.; Trump’s phone calls are worse than his tweets; Human-pig hybrids might be unsettling. But they could save lives.; The anti-free-speech movement at UC Berkeley; The crucial fight that the anti-Trump resistance is forgetting; Trump would learn that that world is complicated, if he were capable of learning; If you love cultural criticism, you have to see ‘I Am Not Your Negro’; Laos: America's lesser known human and political disaster in Southeast Asia; Echoes of Vietnam-era protests in today's demonstrations; The passion and trauma that drove Pasternak's writing of 'Doctor Zhivago"; Measuring the wonders of an empathetic ear in the doctor's office; A biographer turns her writerly eye on her own charmed and troubled life; If Chaffetz won’t do his job, replace him; Trump is handing Democrats a gift on drug prices;     Steve Bannon’s first major play is shaping up as a full-blown fiasco Trump's executive order is a global mess of Bannon's making. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more » The religious right understood Trump perfectly. Now he’s delivering for them. They made a bet that he'd come through for them. And they were right. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump’s phone calls are worse than his tweets Yes, we did elect a volatile ignoramus. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Human-pig hybrids might be unsettling. But they could save lives. Scientists are trying to grow human organs in pigs, and the technology could end up eliminating our organ transplant waiting lists. By Paul Knoepfler  •  In Theory  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The anti-free-speech movement at UC Berkeley 'A speech by conservative firebrand and British writer Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled at UC Berkeley on Wednesday amid a violent protest that sparked at least one fire.' By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   The crucial fight that the anti-Trump resistance is forgetting By Carlos Lozada  •  Book Party  •  Read more »   Trump would learn that that world is complicated, if he were capable of learning But it's easier to declare news to be fake news. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   If you love cultural criticism, you have to see ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ A new movie gives us James Baldwin on Sidney Poitier and Gary Cooper. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Laos: America's lesser known human and political disaster in Southeast Asia Joshua Kurlantzick recounts the massive bombing of the failed U.S. campaign in Laos. By Fredrik Logevall  •  Read more »   Echoes of Vietnam-era protests in today's demonstrations Tom Hayden argues that peace and justice movements can make difference. Read more »   The passion and trauma that drove Pasternak's writing of 'Doctor Zhivago" Anna Pasternak probes the lives of the real-characters who inspired the novel. By Lev Golinkin  •  Read more »   Measuring the wonders of an empathetic ear in the doctor's office Danielle Ofri assesses the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. By Libby Copeland  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A biographer turns her writerly eye on her own charmed and troubled life Patricia Bosworth explores the impact of her brother's and her father's suicides. By Ellen McCarthy  •  Read more »   If Chaffetz won’t do his job, replace him Choosing partisanship over the Constitution. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump is handing Democrats a gift on drug prices An opportunity Trump's opponents need to capitalize on. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  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