Tuesday's Opinions: No one should feel good about Trump’s attack on Syria

The struggle to give a soul to a soulless presidency; Our businessman president looks pretty anti-business | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Alex Brandon / AP   Eugene Robinson No one should feel good about Trump's attack on Syria The administration's missile attack doesn't make the horrific carnage happening in Syria any less complicated. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Michael Gerson The struggle to give a soul to a soulless presidency Inconsistency is so far the most consistent theme of the Trump administration. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Our businessman president looks pretty anti-business The White House's reform delays and uncertainty on policy could soon cause markets to deflate. Read more »     Richard Cohen The Syria strike was the right decision — by the wrong person The strike against Syria taught Trump he can pivot in a flash, without consideration of the consequences, and get applauded for it. Read more »     Dana Milbank Don't fight Trump with conspiracy theories. What's there is damning enough. The way to counter the president is to speak the truth. Read more »   Paul Begala Paul Begala: The anti-Trump for governor in Virginia Ralph Northam will continue the pragmatic progressive agenda of McAuliffe, Warner and Kaine in the commonwealth. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The Democrats' arms-control agenda is a failure North Korea and Syria prove it. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Maybe this is what Trump meant when he asked, ‘Do you think our country’s so innocent?’ Trump is pumped up An asterisk he's prepared to take. Nothing makes one feel more powerful than a quick military strike.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump is crippling his own administration The slow pace of filling executive-branch jobs is hampering the nation. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's confidence in Sissi is misplaced. The Egyptian church bombings show why. And the Egyptian leader's response to the attacks shows why he's so bad at fighting terrorism. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Arkansas's state-sponsored killing spree Gov. Asa Hutchinson plans to execute seven people in 11 days, to beat a drug's expiration date. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Storm Lake Times Pulitzer winner: ‘They give you 15 grand. That’s worth it.’ Obsession with large-scale agriculture in Iowa yields distinction for small paper 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 »   The Daily Spicer: Press secretary discusses policy toward ‘Bissaa al-Ashar’ That would be 'mass weapons of destruction.' Why didn't Dick Cheney think of that? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Rex Tillerson says Russia needs to come clean on election meddling. Does his boss agree? It's good that the secretary of state is saying this, but it raises questions about the White House's stance. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Leaks reveal a disorganized, rudderless Trump presidency Staffers feel free to spill their dysfunction. By Carter Eskew  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   A Georgia district previews the 2018 midterms An opportunity to send Trump a message By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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