Opinions P.M.: The Arab world faces more challenges than just toppling autocrats

Loyalty is dumb. Party loyalty is dangerous.; 'Deregulation' is a lie; Republicans have no convincing argument against impeachment; Republicans' words betray a lack of moral core; Trump's defenders are desperately looking for a leg to stand on; Erdogan's close ties with Trump might be good for him — but they hurt Turkey; This is the pathetic defense Republicans are going with?; How the U.S. can send a message to Erdogan on free press ; 133 foreign policy officials endorse Joe Biden; Laura Cooper's testimony is a powerful piece of the Ukraine puzzle; Trump just undercut his own spinners' latest line of propaganda; What is going on in New Hampshire?; Cory Booker: 'This is why I fight'; From the hope of 1989 to a new Cold War ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       (Ramzi Boudina/Reuters) The Arab world faces more challenges than just toppling autocrats In Egypt, we learned this lesson firsthand. By Ezzedine Fishere  ●  Read more »   Loyalty is dumb. Party loyalty is dangerous. Not a single House Republican thought President Trump's Ukraine call should be investigated? By Kate Cohen  ●  Read more »   'Deregulation' is a lie Republicans aren't reducing red tape. They're weaponizing it. By Paul Waldman  ●  Read more »     Republicans have no convincing argument against impeachment Victor Davis Hanson, a leading conservative intellectual, fails to show why Trump should stay in office. By Max Boot  ●  Read more »   Want more on the Trump impeachment inquiry? Sign up to receive columnist Dana Milbank's Impeachment Diary by email when new installments are published. ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans' words betray a lack of moral core An ex-prosecutor, an ex-secretary of state and an ex-U.N. ambassador reveal the rot in the GOP. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Trump's defenders are desperately looking for a leg to stand on Trump keeps cutting them off at the knees. By Tom Toles  ●  Read more »     Erdogan's close ties with Trump might be good for him — but they hurt Turkey Erdogan arrives in Washington under a cloud of criticism, but he is probably only half-aware that he has become a liability. By Asli Aydintasbas  ●  Read more »   This is the pathetic defense Republicans are going with? It's no defense at all. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   How the U.S. can send a message to Erdogan on free press A government that capitalizes on free speech abroad while brutally suppressing it at home deserves to be shunned. By Steven Stalinsky  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   133 foreign policy officials endorse Joe Biden Maybe the patriotic Americans who have devoted their lives to serving this country and fighting for America's role as a good and wise international actor deserve to be respected and heard. By Josh Rogin  ●  Read more »   Laura Cooper's testimony is a powerful piece of the Ukraine puzzle The proof of extortion — withholding vital aid for political ammunition — is irrefutable. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Trump just undercut his own spinners' latest line of propaganda There's a reason Trump keeps admitting he actually did want Ukraine to "investigate" Joe Biden. By Greg Sargent  ●  Read more »   What is going on in New Hampshire? The real message: Voters don't know who they want By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Cory Booker: 'This is why I fight' 'The candidate who can best call this country again to our common purpose and common cause is the one that's gonna win.' By Jonathan Capehart  ●  Read more »     From the hope of 1989 to a new Cold War Thirty years after the Berlin Wall's collapse, alternatives do exist to the deep divisions in Europe. By Katrina vanden Heuvel  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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