Opinions P.M.: American diplomacy must again ground itself in the nation’s founding principles, Pompeo writes

Mike Pompeo wants to nationalize human rights; Anthony Fauci built a truce. Trump is destroying it.; The smartest political advice from the least political person; The lag in testing results is our Achilles' heel. Here's how we can fix it.; Masks are a barrier against the coronavirus. They also pose a major hurdle for deaf people.; Trump's covid-19 denial blows up in his face; This is Trump's last chance, and he probably doesn't even know it; The pandemic will change Hollywood — forever. Five writers and actors predict what's next.; Maybe Trump shouldn't save the Democrat-run cities besieged by violence; Want to understand what the Supreme Court did this term? These two words are the key.; Trump reshuffles his campaign. If only he could reshuffle himself.; Don't get fooled by Trump's cynical new scam on the coronavirus; Trump supporter's libel case against MSNBC's Joy Reid lives on; How Trump deals with that sinking feeling; Here are the reasons Trump is losing so badly; It's time to challenge America's repressive anti-riot laws; D.C.'s proposed tax on advertising would make the local media landscape worse ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Pool/Reuters) American diplomacy must again ground itself in the nation's founding principles Our policy on human rights is due for an update. By Michael R. Pompeo ●  Read more »   Mike Pompeo wants to nationalize human rights The problem with the secretary of state's Commission on Unalienable Rights. By Rori Kramer ●  Read more »   Anthony Fauci built a truce. Trump is destroying it. One man, six presidents and the fragile truce between politics and science. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   The smartest political advice from the least political person Anthony Fauci explains how the administration is destroying itself. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The lag in testing results is our Achilles' heel. Here's how we can fix it. Congress should activate and fund regional interstate compacts to invest in the testing capacity we have not yet activated. By Danielle Allen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Masks are a barrier against the coronavirus. They also pose a major hurdle for deaf people. For deaf people who rely on speechreading and facial cues, face coverings make communication nearly impossible. By Sara Nović ●  Read more »   Trump's covid-19 denial blows up in his face Magical thinking has only made things worse. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   This is Trump's last chance, and he probably doesn't even know it Being a heel is Trump's Achilles heel. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   The pandemic will change Hollywood — forever. Five writers and actors predict what's next. How horror, kid's movies, comedies and indie film will respond to the pandemic. By Stephany Folsom, Zack Stentz, Aisha Tyler, Adam Pally, Paul Scheer and Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Want to win a free Washington Post T-shirt? Or a signed copy of Alexandra Petri's new book? Join us tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific on Instagram Live for our Post Opinions Virtual Trivia Night, co-hosted by Thomas Todd! All you have to do is follow our Post Opinions account and tune in with a pen/pencil and piece of paper — we'll tell you what to do next. ADVERTISEMENT   Maybe Trump shouldn't save the Democrat-run cities besieged by violence Trump declared that enough is enough and that he and Attorney General William P. Barr will soon be unveiling a plan to "to straighten things out." By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   Want to understand what the Supreme Court did this term? These two words are the key. Supermajorities in major cases show that the chief justice is successfully implementing his vision for the federal judiciary. By Adam J. White ●  Read more »   Trump reshuffles his campaign. If only he could reshuffle himself. He can rearrange the chairs, but he won't undertake the real necessary changes. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Don't get fooled by Trump's cynical new scam on the coronavirus Let's get real about what Trump and Fauci really disagree about. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Trump supporter's libel case against MSNBC's Joy Reid lives on Court overturns dismissal, insists that the target of Reid's social media postings wasn't a public figure. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   How Trump deals with that sinking feeling Is there anybody left to fire? By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   Here are the reasons Trump is losing so badly Republicans will sink with him. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   It's time to challenge America's repressive anti-riot laws Police are using antiquated riot laws to suppress peaceful protest with disproportionate violence. By David Henderson ●  Read more »   D.C.'s proposed tax on advertising would make the local media landscape worse A new tax would have disastrous consequences for a struggling industry that's a key part of civic life. By Cathy Merrill ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Today's WorldView for analysis on the most important global story of the day, top reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know, in your inbox weekdays. Sign up »

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