Wednesday's Opinions: Tom Perez on why the Democratic Party needs a dramatic culture shift

America, meet the nuclear 'football'; Michael Flynn's star burns out; The president lays the groundwork for a nationwide voter intimidation program; Driving into the storm; Trump's toxicity has Republicans running away from their constituents; We created Medicare for the elderly. Why not do the same for children?; The Trump administration's other war on the media; Michael Flynn is gone. Here's where the National Security Council should go next.; How the new treasury secretary can prove he's serious about the job; A chance for charter schools to finally break through in Virginia; Happy Hour Roundup; Training a media-obsessed administration how to handle … the media; Washington is boiling. Here's why.; Sean Spicer just offered a new chronology for Mike Flynn’s ouster. It raises still more questions.; New York Times issued weaselly statement on reporter who smeared Melania Trump; Five lessons from the Flynn fiasco     Jonathan Capehart Tom Perez on why the Democratic Party needs a dramatic culture shift This is "a 12-month enterprise, not just a three-month enterprise before the election." Read more » Latest Columns   Kathleen Parker America, meet the nuclear 'football' A Facebook post scared the Internet, but the case is in good(ish) hands. Read more »     David Ignatius Michael Flynn's star burns out The retired lieutenant general had a charmed rise to the top. Then his path began to veer toward catastrophe. Read more »   Sherrilyn Ifill The president lays the groundwork for a nationwide voter intimidation program Widespread voter fraud does not happen in this country, but that hasn't stopped Trump from priming the pump to investigate it. Read more »   Garrison Keillor Driving into the storm The beauty of poetry and a chance encounter in snowy New England. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Dana Milbank Trump's toxicity has Republicans running away from their constituents Protesters are back, this time in favor of Obamacare. Read more »   Kurt Newman We created Medicare for the elderly. Why not do the same for children? Kids need a health-care system just for them. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel The Trump administration's other war on the media New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai targets net neutrality rules, which keep the Internet free and open. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sean and Kellyanne have taken unprecedented steps to make administration news conferences run more smoothly The Trump administration’s Valentine’s Day card They decide, you report. There's no respect for the separation of powers inside the Trump White House.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Michael Flynn is gone. Here's where the National Security Council should go next. The Trump administration should seek out a more stable footing for its national security operations. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   How the new treasury secretary can prove he's serious about the job Steve Mnuchin would be wise to focus on a bipartisan reform of the housing finance system. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A chance for charter schools to finally break through in Virginia Gov. McAuliffe should sign a bill that would open the door to regionally based charter schools. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Training a media-obsessed administration how to handle … the media How the Trump administration is messing up with the media. By Carter Eskew  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Washington is boiling. Here's why. The Democrats should take the lion's share of the blame for the proliferation of fake news. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Sean Spicer just offered a new chronology for Mike Flynn’s ouster. It raises still more questions. Sean Spicer versus Kellyanne Conway. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   New York Times issued weaselly statement on reporter who smeared Melania Trump The reporter wasn't far from Trump coverage. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Five lessons from the Flynn fiasco A survival guide for the Trump era. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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