Opinions P.M.: Ronan Farrow exposes the rot at NBC News

Mike Pence is wasting his time trying to rattle Abigail Spanberger; How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy; We fought ISIS side by side with the Americans. Now they're leaving us to our fate.; This is the constitutional crisis we feared; Canada doesn't care about indigenous children; The U.S. played down Turkey's concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn't last.; Just like Nixon, Trump's former statement is now 'inoperative'; Five facts that blow up the latest White House defense of Trump; We no longer share a common lived experience; Stop trying to police who gets to count as a 'real' whistleblower; Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy; What the LAPD recruitment ad on Breitbart says about the department's history

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       (Ted Shaffrey/AP) Ronan Farrow exposes the rot at NBC News New details raise questions as to why the NBC News leadership remains in place and show how elites protect elites. By Erik Wemple  ●  Read more » Mike Pence is wasting his time trying to rattle Abigail Spanberger Don't expect the vice president to answer questions from the local press about his role in the whole Ukraine thing when he visits Virginia. By Norman Leahy  ●  Read more » How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy The already incoherent and under-resourced U.S. strategy for Syria has collapsed, and there are several possible consequences — all of them bad. By Josh Rogin  ●  Read more » We fought ISIS side by side with the Americans. Now they're leaving us to our fate. The pessimists were right. By Ilham Ahmed  ●  Read more »   This is the constitutional crisis we feared Trump has declared himself above the Constitution, and Republicans are behind him. By Paul Waldman  ●  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Canada doesn't care about indigenous children Canada has had 15 years to remedy an appalling situation. By Alicia Elliott  ●  Read more » George F. Will: Impeachment is a cost we can ill afford to pay Video produced by Joy Sharon Yi, Kate Woodsome, Danielle Kunitz and Joshua Carroll The U.S. played down Turkey's concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn't last. The tactical decision to back the YPG created a ticking time bomb. By Amanda Sloat  ●  Read more » Just like Nixon, Trump's former statement is now 'inoperative' Whatever you say, boss! By Tom Toles  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Five facts that blow up the latest White House defense of Trump Trump has declared war on the impeachment inquiry. It's based on demonstrable nonsense. By Greg Sargent  ●  Read more » We no longer share a common lived experience That's dangerous. Areas where distress is greatest and opportunity is least provide disproportionate support for candidates advocating populist nationalist policies. By Lawrence Summers  ●  Read more » Stop trying to police who gets to count as a 'real' whistleblower The only thing that matters is the information they reveal. By Allison Stanger  ●  Read more »   Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy The connections aren't as obvious, but America's front lines remain the same as they've always been. By Carol Anderson  ●  Read more » What the LAPD recruitment ad on Breitbart says about the department's history Becoming an agency that wouldn't dream of advertising on Breitbart will require deep changes. By Max Felker-Kantor  ●  Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a must-read cheat sheet on the latest in politics that can be read in 5 minutes or less, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Sign up »

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