Today's Opinions: Don’t get complacent. Things really are that bad under Trump.

Don't get complacent. Things really are that bad under Trump.

He has already done plenty of damage that will be long-lasting.

By Fred Hiatt · Read more

Kicking Trump out is the important thing. Fights over how to do it shouldn't get in the way.

Impeachment or no impeachment, Democrats need to keep the pressure on the president.

By E.J. Dionne · Read more

Democrats will have a better chance if they take a page from Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer

Trump won her state by the slimmest of margins in 2016, and next year could be different.

By Karen Tumulty · Read more

No, military spending is not bankrupting us

Entitlements are what's really running up our national debt.

By Robert Samuelson · Read more

Donald Trump is American democracy's worst nightmare come true

Let's tell the truth about his disgusting slandering of Elijah Cummings and Baltimore.

By Colbert King · Read more

In Trump's America, the 'basket of deplorables' is overflowing

More than two years and countless bigoted episodes into the Trump presidency with no accountability, prove me wrong.

By Jonathan Capehart · Read more

The GOP's excuse deficit

Republicans don't really care about deficit reduction.

By James Downie · Read more

Older Americans face a housing crisis. Here's what Congress should do about it.

One part of the solution is retirement reform.

By Hugh Hewitt · Read more

Editorial Cartoons

Tom Toles	Ann Telnaes

We are told to fear socialized medicine	It's all about the brand and Benjamins, baby
How about ordering up a test for 'motives'?	Keep your eye on Trump and the Republicans destroying our democracy.

The Post's View

U.S. income inequality doesn't have to be the worst in the industrialized world

Trump's policies have tilted the distribution of income after taxes upward to the rich.

By Editorial Board · Read more

Rodrigo Duterte has accelerated the Philippines' slide toward authoritarianism

Critics of the outspoken president's 'war on drugs' deserve international support, especially from the Trump administration.

By Editorial Board · Read more

A move to expand affordable housing weathers a storm

Montgomery County takes a sensible step to address a regional crisis.

By Editorial Board · Read more

International Opinions

The real reason Hong Kong's violence is a problem for the government

The government appears to have violated one of its most important duties: to keep its people safe.

By Ben Bland · Read more

Why is it virtually impossible to be an independent in Canada's Parliament?

While Canadians may formally elect members of parliament, an MP's ability to stay in office is ultimately subordinate to the judgment of party leaders.

By J.J. McCullough · Read more