Thursday's Opinions: Trump offers us a glimpse behind the curtain. There’s nothing there.

Will Trump lower the nuclear bar?; Virginia needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on race   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP   E.J. Dionne Jr. Trump offers us a glimpse behind the curtain. There's nothing there. The president improvises, and his guiding principle is making himself look good. Read more » Latest Columns   George F. Will Will Trump lower the nuclear bar? Eisenhower had the wisdom to be appalled by nuclear weapons. Not Trump. Read more »   Tom Perriello Virginia needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on race Real progress requires revisiting not just statues, but also statutes. Read more »     Dana Milbank Nobody knows what Trump is doing. Not even Trump. What does the president want? Read more »   Michael Morell North Korea may already be able to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S. Underestimating Pyongyang's capability could be a mistake of devastating proportions. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Give South Korea a break Trump's attempt to be tough on trade on the cheap neglects the realities of deficits. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Marc A. Thiessen How Democrats left us vulnerable to North Korea's nukes If we had continued GOP programs, we'd be ready for the missiles coming our way. Read more »   Peter A. Barnes and H. David Rosenbloom Low-tax Texas should pay its fair share of Harvey costs Federal help ought to come in the form of a loan — not a handout, but a "hand-up." Read more »   Sam Nunn and Ernest J. Moniz Deep U.S.-Russia malaise calls for a liaison between Trump and Congress For a model, legislators should look to the group that helped defuse the Cold War. Read more »   Eric H. Holder Jr. Former attorney general Eric Holder: The Trump administration's deep misunderstanding of DACA The revocation of DACA rests on legal misconceptions and a mischaracterization of these young immigrants. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Donald Trump’s strategy session gets mushy A laughing matter Yet another tantrum backfires Why is the attorney general so thin-skinned and using Justice Department resources to prosecute someone who laughed at him?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's messy and muddled reasoning on DACA The president and his attorney general's statements on ending the "dreamers" program are conflicting and unclear. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Cambodia's ruthless leader is stepping up his authoritarian game Hun Sen is putting the opposition and the press in a stranglehold. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Larry Hogan to Metro: Drop dead Maryland's governor opposes what every other U.S. transit system has — dedicated funding. 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 »   West Virginia case: It’s still lawful to pose a question to a government official Charges against journalist Dan Heyman have been dropped, but their ridiculousness shouldn't be forgotten. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Does Trump just hate the Republicans? Trump creates chaos, again By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Verrit, the pro-Clinton ‘media platform’ that’s looking worse and worse Peter Daou has taken all the worst parts of today's liberalism and turned them into a website. By Molly Roberts  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What if our system can’t handle Trump’s out-of-control self-dealing? Trump has created a new ecosystem of ethical transgressions in Washington. Drain the swamp, indeed! By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Who first said, ‘The best government is that which governs least’? Not Thoreau. Thoreau was referring to the existing motto of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, founded in 1837 by John O'Sullivan. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Recommended for you   Must Reads Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. 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