Opinions P.M.: Why democracy in Myanmar was so easily crushed

In office, Trump was the greatest threat to U.S. democracy. Now it may be Tucker Carlson.; Will Senate Republicans allow their louts to rule the party?; How Trump's lawyers (and Tucker Carlson) are using BLM to exonerate Trump; If encouraging insurrectionists is suddenly wrong, then — I've made some mistakes; Democrats have one big weapon left against Trump. Will they use it?; If Andrew Cuomo doesn't resign, he should be removed from office; Sorry, President Biden is much too busy to notice there's an impeachment going on!; Dr. Leana S. Wen takes your questions on the coronavirus; The media fails to meet the moment; I lost my husband in a shooting rampage. We are all survivors of gun violence.; Put restaurants to work feeding hungry Americans; Tipped workers have been hit hard by the pandemic. Congress could make things even worse.; Stop trying to save the GOP. It's hopeless. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Hkun Lat/Getty Images) Why democracy in Myanmar was so easily crushed The pro-democracy movement has placed all its bets on a single person. By Azeem Ibrahim ●  Read more »   In office, Trump was the greatest threat to U.S. democracy. Now it may be Tucker Carlson. The Fox News commentator seems determined to make our worst problems even worse. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Will Senate Republicans allow their louts to rule the party? The GOP has to choose its destiny. By George F. Will ●  Read more »   How Trump's lawyers (and Tucker Carlson) are using BLM to exonerate Trump Trump is innocent, his lawyers say, because other protests have also gotten violent. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   If encouraging insurrectionists is suddenly wrong, then — I've made some mistakes This trial, very eye-opening! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats have one big weapon left against Trump. Will they use it? Trump may have intended physical harm to Mike Pence. We need to nail that down. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   If Andrew Cuomo doesn't resign, he should be removed from office A decent man would accept full responsibility for poor decisions that likely resulted in thousands of deaths. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   Sorry, President Biden is much too busy to notice there's an impeachment going on! Anything going on other than infrastructure is not even on his radar! By Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »   Dr. Leana S. Wen takes your questions on the coronavirus Submit your questions ahead of a live chat next Thursday on the coronavirus, vaccines, variants, reopenings and more with Washington Post contributing columnist Dr. Leana S. Wen. Live Chat ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The media fails to meet the moment Reporters are not as serious as the administration they are covering. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   I lost my husband in a shooting rampage. We are all survivors of gun violence. We may be weary, but we won't give up. By Andrea Chamblee ●  Read more »   Put restaurants to work feeding hungry Americans Government should tap the industry that already has a proven track record of scaling up to feed people as expeditiously and efficiently as possible, By Mark Bucher ●  Read more »   Tipped workers have been hit hard by the pandemic. Congress could make things even worse. Before I was laid off, I made more from tips than the minimum wages in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. By Valerie Graham ●  Read more »   Stop trying to save the GOP. It's hopeless. The only option is to leave and fight from outside. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Henry Olsen for email alerts every time Henry publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Opinions P.M. | Privacy Policy | Help You received this email because you signed up for Opinions P.M. or because it is included in your subscription. ©2021 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071