Today's Opinions: A second-grader once pointed a gun at me. I’m glad I wasn’t armed.

All this chaos is a sign of Trump's confidence; Russia's been waging war on the West for years. We just haven't noticed.

Jennifer Rich A second-grader once pointed a gun at me. I'm glad I wasn't armed. I teach future educators now, and, no, I don't want them to carry guns. Read more »    Michael Gerson All this chaos is a sign of Trump's confidence Republicans must take heed of the reign of randomness. Read more »      Max Boot Russia's been waging war on the West for years. We just haven't noticed. It's way past time for the United States and its allies to get serious about Putin's aggression. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT    Catherine Rampell Get ready. Republicans want to cut taxes again. President Trump and the GOP liked last year's tax bill so much, they're coming back for round two. Read more »      David E. Hoffman Before meeting with Kim, Trump should look back to Reykjavik The 1986 summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev could give the president a lesson plan in preparation. Read more »      Ruth Marcus Trump won't be able to buy his way out of trouble this time He should be worried about far more people than Stormy Daniels spilling the beans. Read more »      David Ignatius Putin has finally gone too far The Russian president's aggressive use of covert action hit an international tripwire. Read more »   Joe Scarborough Many think our democracy won't survive Trump. They're wrong. Voters will correct Trump's course. Read more »      Christine Emba Trump is editing democracy out HUD and other federal agencies are changing their mission statements to remove nods to democracy, anti-discrimination and other American ideals. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Students are being tested on the complicated gun debate Trump's lethal relationship It has stumped everybody else. Trump hasn't yet tweeted any criticism of Putin after the British prime minister ordered 23 Russian diplomats expelled.   The Post's View Why was a 7-year-old separated from her mother for four months? DHS won't say. All phony concern and no answers. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Trump gives Putin a slap on the wrist. He needs to do much more. New sanctions on Russia are better than nothing. But U.S. elections remain vulnerable. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Democrats' fix for the bad GOP tax law isn't perfect — but it's a big improvement Democrats would raise $1 trillion by undoing giveaways — but then spend it all. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs The women failed by Theranos's CEO In the words of one female friend, "I'm sad that our one Steve Jobs is a fraud." By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   Media organizations struggle with wheelchair cliches in Stephen Hawking coverage Watch out how you describe people's relationship with what one man calls a 'tool of freedom.' By Erik Wemple  •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   Read more »   America's most-hated man, and its golden girl Don't be a jerk. But there's a bit more to it than just that. By Molly Roberts  •   Read more »   A winning way for Democrats? (Part 1) Is there a sensible center on jobs and the economy? By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. Sign Up  »

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