Opinions P.M.: Too bad we can do nothing about the excesses of this president

Tucker Carlson lets President Trump hold a rally on his show; Sacha Baron Cohen unmasks the power of the gun lobby in Virginia

ComPost Too bad we can do nothing about the excesses of this president Alas, that I can do no more. By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more » Tucker Carlson lets President Trump hold a rally on his show But we know that this man can bring the heat. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Sacha Baron Cohen unmasks the power of the gun lobby in Virginia A strange but successful prank shows Virginians just what kind of people are behind the state's notoriously lax gun laws. By Peter Galuszka  •  Read more »   James Comey, you're not helping Some people just shouldn't get involved in partisan politics. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   Get ready for the welfare wars Should the government require welfare recipients either to get a job or to train for one? By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Plum Line Is this Trump's most ridiculous denial yet? I didn't mean what I said, but actually I did. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   Legalization alone won't erase Canada's prejudiced pot convictions. We need mass pardons. Mass pardons for small-time cannabis convictions would be the first and easiest step toward correcting some of the injustices rooted in Canada's historically regressive drug policies. By David Moscrop  •  Read more »   Trump doubles down on never not re-reversing no non-unchanged double non-negative un-denials But he likes yes men around him. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Mean Boys: Highway to Helsinki It's like the movie "Mean Girls," except it's in the White House. This week: President Trump's European tour goes seriously south. Read more »   Trump still has the upper hand when it comes to Russia His soft rhetoric has belied the reality of some tough policies. By Aurel Braun  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Retired Air Force general in contention to lead Pompeo's Asia team The leading candidate is well known as a China hawk. By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Mueller's indictment timing wasn't improper The special counsel made the correct decision as an American. By Randall D. Eliason  •  Read more »   Nobody believed Trump's 'would-wouldn't' explanation. And that's another victory for Putinworld. "You can trust no one." By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Parsing the surreal from the sensible in Trump's Helsinki performance The president is right to want to reduce tensions with Russia. By Katrina vanden Heuvel  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Must Reads newsletter Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. Sign Up  »

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