Today's Opinions: It’s time to say last rites over American conservatism

We're still paying for rich people to go to college. Why?; An attack on North Korea would be massive – and massively stupid

E.J. Dionne Jr. It's time to say last rites over American conservatism The Republican Party, and the ideals it once stood for, have been cast aside by a far-right ideology. Read more »    Fred Hiatt We're still paying for rich people to go to college. Why? This form of welfare for the wealthy deserves more scrutiny. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT    Josh Rogin An attack on North Korea would be massive – and massively stupid In Trump's own words, striking the Kim regime would be 'very unfortunate for the world.' Read more »      Robert J. Samuelson The political consequences of slower economic growth Expect intensifying competition among Americans for ever-larger shares of the nation's slow-growing income. Read more »   Anne Applebaum America doesn't need Russia to ruin democracy. It can do it itself. Bots are limited by no nationality. Read more »      Max Boot If this is what conservatism has become, count me out Principled conservativism continues to exist, but it is increasingly disconnected from the boorish performance art that thrills the masses. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump's latest claim about Obama may be his most peculiar yet Trump speaks in tongues at CPAC Not exactly circular reasoning. Trump wanders down his familiar path of fear, demagoguery, division and self-absorption.   The Post's View This Trump administration health-care rule would return us to the bad old days The administration's plan would allow insurance companies to sell virtually unregulated health insurance policies. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Kelly says the White House will 'do better' on security clearances. That's not enough. It's time for congressional hearings to clear things up. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   A new superbug requires urgent attention The future depends on new antibiotics discoveries, as well as less overuse of the miracle drugs today. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Sunday wrap: Teenagers trump the NRA Who said what about whom? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   The Syrian conundrum: A shared end goal, but how to get there? To maintain leverage, each side backs its proxy forces and seeks to maintain or expand its areas of control — and the bloody conflict continues. By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   Don't hire relatives: Kushner should have been gone long ago Kusher would have been obliged to leave any other White House. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Distinguished persons of the week: They're ahead of the politicians on guns and more Who stood tall? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter 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 signed up for Opinions 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