Opinions P.M.: The most disturbing thing about Trump’s parade plan

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The most disturbing thing about Trump's parade plan Greatness is not found in parades of weaponry. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » The Watch Lunch links: Legal pot correlates with fewer opioid deaths Plus: A new police scandal in Chicago, why the Larry Nassar sentencing was not "restorative justice," and how asset forfeiture drives police militarization. By Radley Balko  •  Read more »   Right Turn McConnell and Schumer jam the House: Six things that just happened The country wins, for a change. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Saudi Arabia's crown prince already controlled the nation's media. Now he's squeezing it even further. If Mohammed bin Salman wants to prove he is a true reformer, he should relax his grip on the media. By Jamal Khashoggi  •  Read more »   America is resisting Trump's onslaught. Just don't get cocky. There are checks and balances on the president's authoritarian personality. By Max Boot  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The WorldPost Trump sees the world as a battlefield. This Chinese view offers an alternative. China's ancient "tianxia" philosophy is the most rational approach to global order. By Zhao Tingyang  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump wants a big parade (for himself). It's a surpassingly dumb idea. North Korea-style military parades? Saying anyone who doesn't clap for him is a traitor? Why not? By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   The Donald loves a good goose step President Trump orders the Pentagon to plan a military parade "like the one in France." By Ann Telnaes  •  Read more »   Trump's huge military parade will allow Trump to show everybody Not that he's insecure in any way. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Kenya is sliding into a dictatorship If he stands aside and lets his rogue government systematically crack down on Kenyans, President Kenyatta will become just another African strongman. By Larry Madowo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Right Turn About that two-year budget deal GOP 2018 vs. GOP 2012. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   ComPost Donald Trump loves a parade He went to France and saw a parade and he wants one like what they had, but bigger and creepier. By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   DemocracyPost The genocide in Burma continues. Yet the international community is still sitting on its hands. The lack of reaction is a global scandal. By Azeem Ibrahim  •  Read more »   What trucking tells us about the future of work Truckers are often cited as an example of impending job destruction. But the reality is more complicated. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Right Turn First, a military parade. Will a mock uniform with epaulets be next? Yet another example of the unintentional hilarity of an unfit commander in chief. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Energy 202 newsletter 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 signed up for Opinions P.M. or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071