Opinions P.M.: How Hong Kong’s protests became a de facto war about the future of democracy

There are no 'good' Republicans who served in Trump's administration; Bolivia needs a political solution out of this messy coup; Why Bloomberg won't be the Democratic nominee; The Republican diversion strategy is beginning to reflect on them; Nikki Haley's shrewd new memoir shows how Republicans will navigate the post-Trump era; What Buttigieg gets about Obama that his rivals don't; 'Failures of the Obama era': Los Angeles Times misquotes Buttigieg; Trump's offense is as impeachable as it comes. So no, it can't wait for an election.; The Democrats may surprise us on impeachment; It's tough being small in a big-suit world. We still spacewalked.; An epic 'Meet the Press' rant unmasks the real goal of Trump's lies; Conventional wisdom gets it wrong about Bloomberg; Republican senators, do you really want to join the House circus?; The depths of Beltway despair; Why the massacre at Centralia 100 years ago is critically important today ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       How Hong Kong's protests became a de facto war about the future of democracy Parjanya Christian Holtz follows a teacher, a student and a tech worker who have sacrificed thousands of hours — and dollars — on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Video  ●  By Parjanya Christian Holtz  ●  Read more »   There are no 'good' Republicans who served in Trump's administration Nikki Haley is an object lesson By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Bolivia needs a political solution out of this messy coup The millions of Bolivians who continue to support Morales must be reassured that there's a future for them in a new, pluralistic Bolivia. By Francisco Toro  ●  Read more »   Why Bloomberg won't be the Democratic nominee "Stop and frisk" will arrest Bloomberg's presidential campaign. By Jonathan Capehart  ●  Read more »   The Republican diversion strategy is beginning to reflect on them And the light is not flattering. By Tom Toles  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   Nikki Haley's shrewd new memoir shows how Republicans will navigate the post-Trump era Her new book is carefully calibrated to position her to run for president in 2024. By Paul Waldman  ●  Read more »   What Buttigieg gets about Obama that his rivals don't A misquote of Buttigieg is a warning to Democrats who would override the ACA. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   'Failures of the Obama era': Los Angeles Times misquotes Buttigieg Reporter Evan Halper heard Democratic Pete Buttigieg talk about the 'failures' of the 'Obama era.' Or at least that's what he thought. By Erik Wemple  ●  Read more »   Trump's offense is as impeachable as it comes. So no, it can't wait for an election. Asking the Ukrainian president to investigate the Bidens is exactly the kind of misconduct the framers of the Constitution had in mind in introducing a check on presidential misuse of power. By Michael Gerhardt  ●  Read more »   The Democrats may surprise us on impeachment The public hearings may surprise us. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's tough being small in a big-suit world. We still spacewalked. Female spacewalkers have been disadvantaged by their size. Things are changing. By Christina Koch and Jessica Meir  ●  Read more »     An epic 'Meet the Press' rant unmasks the real goal of Trump's lies How Republicans hope to use the public impeachment inquiry to keep the disinformation flowing. By Greg Sargent  ●  Read more »   Conventional wisdom gets it wrong about Bloomberg Voters may have more common sense than pundits. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Republican senators, do you really want to join the House circus? It's the Senate that will be on trial By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   The depths of Beltway despair There are cocoons, and then there are cocoons. By Daniel Drezner  ●  Read more »   Why the massacre at Centralia 100 years ago is critically important today Working-class radicalism once transcended nativist division — and can do so again. By Steven Beda  ●  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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