Opinions P.M.: Bannon made Donald Trump who he is

Go ahead, topple the monuments to the Confederacy. All of them.     Bannon made Donald Trump who he is Bannon's fingerprints on Trump's administration won't be going away anytime soon. By David Von Drehle  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Go ahead, topple the monuments to the Confederacy. All of them. It will increasingly fall upon everyday people to do the right thing. By Bree Newsome  •  Read more »   As you read this, Hong Kong has locked one of us away By sentencing Joshua Wong and two other student leaders to prison, Hong Kong has turned its back on its youth. By Joshua Wong and Johnson Ching-Yin Yeung  •  DemocracyPost  •  Read more »   Steve Bannon is out. That’s good, but the problem is still Donald Trump. Don't guess what he feels, look at what he says and does. And oh boy is there a long list. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Tina Fey’s ill-received ‘advice’ after Charlottesville Fey had an opportunity to offer Americans an answer. And she did: Stay inside and eat a cake that a black person baked. By Molly Roberts  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Bannon’s exit doesn’t mean the White House is pivoting toward sanity There are still plenty of scary people in the administration. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   My “National Review” op ed on fair weather federalism My new article on how left and right could both benefit from a stronger commitment to enforcing limits on federal government power. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Tracing his urge to cook through slavery and the South Michael W. Twitty discovers the food and flavors of his family's history . By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »   Liberals woes run deep but the way out is murky Mark Lilla bemoans the right's dominance and worries Democrats have no counter plan. By Arlie Russell Hochschild  •  Read more »   Sportscaster John Saunders' quiet battle with the demons of depression In his memoir, Saunders recounts his troubled childhood and efforts to maintain balance. By Wil Haygood  •  Read more »   An eye-opening exploration of how other countries perceive America Suzy Hansen challenges her own preconceptions as she travels the world. By Ali Wyne  •  Read more »   Five myths about missiles We couldn't necessarily destroy all of North Korea's on the ground. Or in the air. By Catherine Dill and Joshua Pollack  •  Outlook  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘FedEx is closely monitoring potential effects of the total solar eclipse’ Sounded very odd to me at first -- what, they're afraid a dragon will eat the sun? By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Congress seems to have forgotten what real leadership is It means taking responsibility for the environment in which you are operating. By Danielle Allen  •  Read more »   Don’t fall for the White House spin on Stephen Bannon’s ouster Maybe Bannon appealed to Trump's worst instincts, but honestly, does the president have any good ones? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. 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