Opinions P.M.: The Internet is tilting toward tyranny

Trump's mole hunt is getting out of hand; Trump just gave the Chinese a major trade victory; 'Changing America': The Hill is launching a 'centrist' site on citizenship; The plutocrats are getting very worried and angry; Why are Republicans so bad at defending Trump?; Why Washington should side with the protesters in Iraq; Mexico's drug policy is failing. That's why the cartels are on the offensive. ; Remembering Vladimir Bukovsky — a man who embodied the Russian dissident movement; The Democratic presidential race is in flux and looking for a party builder; Trump's Russia defense was from a completely opposite songbook; The unexpected life of Valerie Jarrett; Biden goes on offense; The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.; Warren's plan to finance Medicare-for-all pushes into dangerous and uncharted territory ; Buttigieg and Biden take on Warren ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images) The Internet is tilting toward tyranny Authoritarian regimes and democratic ones are marshaling sophisticated technology to turn the Web against the people. By Editorial Board  ●  Read more »   Trump's mole hunt is getting out of hand There's a better way to stop anonymous leaks: Stop doing leak-worthy things. By David Von Drehle  ●  Read more »   Trump just gave the Chinese a major trade victory The United States was effectively missing in action at the Southeast Asian summit on a new trade bloc. By Brian Klaas  ●  Read more »   'Changing America': The Hill is launching a 'centrist' site on citizenship The idea is to help folks do better as citizens — a lesson that the Hill itself could have heeded during its John Solomon period. By Erik Wemple  ●  Read more »   The plutocrats are getting very worried and angry What has them worked up about Elizabeth Warren isn't that she wants to tax them. It's that she's hurting their feelings. By Paul Waldman  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why are Republicans so bad at defending Trump? Do they even believe themselves? By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   Why Washington should side with the protesters in Iraq Iraqis are demanding good governance, fair elections and less Iranian influence. What's not to like? By Douglas A. Ollivant  ●  Read more »     Mexico's drug policy is failing. That's why the cartels are on the offensive. As American appetite for fentanyl persists, cartels have become more brazen. By León Krauze  ●  Read more »   Remembering Vladimir Bukovsky — a man who embodied the Russian dissident movement He was the man who stood up to a brutal dictatorship. By Vladimir Kara-Murza  ●  Read more »   The Democratic presidential race is in flux and looking for a party builder The presidential primary is a marathon, not a sprint. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's Russia defense was from a completely opposite songbook This one's in the key of prison door. By Tom Toles  ●  Read more »     The unexpected life of Valerie Jarrett "My failed marriage was one of the best things that ever happened to me." By Jonathan Capehart  ●  Read more »   Biden goes on offense He takes Warren to task By Jennifer Rubin  ●  Read more »   The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how. We still haven't gotten our arms around just how vast this scandal really is. By Greg Sargent  ●  Read more »     Warren's plan to finance Medicare-for-all pushes into dangerous and uncharted territory I could easily imagine supporting a well-designed Medicare-for-all plan. By Lawrence Summers  ●  Read more »   Buttigieg and Biden take on Warren Three different pitches, three paths for Democrats. By Jennifer Rubin  ●  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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