Opinions P.M.: Baghdadi’s death could have been Trump’s finest hour. He messed it up anyway.

We can't trust our foreign policy to amateurs; Republicans are uncomfortable defending Trump? Good. They should be.; Trump is busy plumbing the depths of depravity; Critics of 'cancel culture' really just hate democracy; Lindsey Graham, born-again Trump supporter; Candidates are not the only ones who should ignore Twitter; We need more of the Joe Biden we saw on '60 Minutes'; Why is a Betsy DeVos appointee quitting his job and calling for student debt forgiveness?; 'Lock him up' chant highlights the debate we need about Trump's lawlessness; On criminal-justice issues, Kamala Harris leads the pack; Is Trump repeating one of the worst foreign policy blunders in history?; Job quantity, check. Job quality, not check.; How Silicon Valley breeds boredom, loneliness and vanity

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Baghdadi's death could have been Trump's finest hour. He messed it up anyway. He has shown once again that he is unfit for office. By Max Boot  ●  Read more »   We can't trust our foreign policy to amateurs Presidents have come to rely on sale of ambassadorships. It needs to stop. By Paul Richter  ●  Read more »   Republicans are uncomfortable defending Trump? Good. They should be. His reckoning is theirs, too. By Paul Waldman  ●  Read more »   Trump is busy plumbing the depths of depravity Something doesn't smell right here. By Tom Toles  ●  Read more »     Critics of 'cancel culture' really just hate democracy The phenomenon derided as "cancel culture" is nothing more than a large group of people choosing who and what they want to watch, read and listen to. By Aaron Freedman  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Lindsey Graham, born-again Trump supporter Graham was at first a vocal critic of Trump, then switched to a supporter, then again criticized the president, and then supported Trump again. By Ann Telnaes  ●  Read more »     Candidates are not the only ones who should ignore Twitter They get a very distorted view of reality, and so do journalists who obsess about it. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   We need more of the Joe Biden we saw on '60 Minutes' He skewers Trump in an interview. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Why is a Betsy DeVos appointee quitting his job and calling for student debt forgiveness? It's either an act of political courage or stunning cynicism — or perhaps, both. By Helaine Olen  ●  Read more »   'Lock him up' chant highlights the debate we need about Trump's lawlessness No, this isn't equivalent to the 'lock her up' chants about Hillary Clinton. By Greg Sargent  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   On criminal-justice issues, Kamala Harris leads the pack What she said at a South Carolina HBCU, once she got there, needs more attention. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »     Is Trump repeating one of the worst foreign policy blunders in history? Why appeasement is likely to backfire. By David Woolner  ●  Read more »   Job quantity, check. Job quality, not check. The U.S. labor market creates a lot of jobs. But are they good jobs? By Jared Bernstein  ●  Read more »   How Silicon Valley breeds boredom, loneliness and vanity Technology has frequently transformed our feelings and culture. By Luke Fernandez and Susan Matt  ●  Read more »     Opinions Videos The weaponization of social media threatens democracies around the world   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up »

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