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How to improve D.C.’s flawed school accountability plan | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley     Pool / Reuters Sen. Tom Cotton: Russia has subverted our treaty on cruise missiles for years. It's time to act. Right now, it costs the Russians more to fulfill their commitments than to break them. By Tom Cotton  •  Read more » How to improve D.C.’s flawed school accountability plan D.C.'s proposed plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act doesn't do nearly enough for high achievers, By Michael J. Petrilli and Brandon L. Wright  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more » How to get Trump to change his mind on just about anything Trump is a sucker for a hard-luck case. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 2035 I first posted this in 2015, but it's even more appropriate now. By Orin Kerr  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   The nuclear trigger has been pulled. Will the Senate recover? Stop them before they shoot again. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Devin Nunes is out. And the right is making the Russia scandal even bigger. The danger of using opposition tactics when your party is in power. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Rachel Maddow: ‘I don’t necessarily want to hear from the White House on almost anything’ Just not a reliable source of information, the MSNBC host says in an interview with the Erik Wemple Blog. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The O’Reilly Fiasco represents a particular way of thinking He's a star, so... By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   America's parliamentary disaster Congress is fanning, not defusing, conflict, so we should not be surprised that there is confusion and paralysis. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Now that Trump understands the horror in Syria, he must act But does he have the will to do so? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Bob Dole and Trent Lott: The Senate has changed. It's time to use the nuclear option. Neither the Constitution nor precedent require 60 votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. By Bob Dole and Trent Lott  •  Read more »   Late morning links: Kansas City, Mo., overwhelmingly votes to decriminalize marijuana Plus: Prosecutors in Arizona, Louisiana look to block criminal justice reform; Taser offers free body cams to every PD in America; and judge denies Sessions' request to delay consent decree in Baltimore By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Syrian opposition leader: Trump must match words with deeds Only by striking Assad and pressuring Russia can Trump fulfill his promise to respond to Syria's latest atrocities, says the former prime minister. By Josh Rogin  •  Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Can we overcome public ignorance about immigration? New research confirms previous findings showing that public ignorance increases opposition to immigration, but also suggests that it can potentially be overcome. The problem is less intractable than it might seem. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Five myths about World War I The United States wasn't filled with isolationists, and it wasn't exactly neutral before 1917. By Michael Kazin  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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