Today's Opinions: The mini-Trumps are as big a threat to democracy as Trump is

Zawahiri's death shows U.S. focus even two decades after 9/11; Facebook wants to be more like TikTok. That's a bad idea. ; How the news business's economics altered the news itself; Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan ; The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home ; DOJ's new lawsuit against Idaho throws down the gauntlet on abortion; How Biden could upend a key perception of his presidency; The big guy's little thugs; Poking the bear; The damage from Pelosi's unwise Taiwan visit must be contained; The Taliban gave al-Qaeda a haven. Again. ; The Electoral Count Reform Act must pass — even if it's not perfect; Once united, British, U.S. and Canadian conservatives go their own ways; Please, Tories. Don't fall for the supply-side snake oil. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       By Chris Suellentrop Politics Opinion Editor  Email The Jan. 6 hearings have been rightly praised for showing voters, in vivid detail, how President Donald Trump and some of his supporters in the Republican Party tried to steal a presidential election.  But what Post columnist Perry Bacon calls "an antidemocratic movement" by state and local GOP officials — one that began long before the attack on the Capitol — has continued without interruption since the hearings began. Trump's attempted coup was thwarted, but the erosion of democracy at the state and local levels by Republican policymakers is succeeding, Perry says.  "They are reducing news media access, making it harder to vote, aggressively gerrymandering legislative districts and using government power to threaten their political enemies," he writes in his latest column. "We are not seeing democracy die in darkness but rather democratic decline in the light." (Rebecca Noble/Reuters) The mini-Trumps are as big a threat to democracy as Trump is We are not seeing democracy die in darkness, but rather democratic decline in the light. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Zawahiri's death shows U.S. focus even two decades after 9/11 Zawahiri lacked the terrifying theatricality of bin Laden, but he was perhaps a truer portrait of the contained rage that fueled al-Qaeda. By David Ignatius ●  Read more »   Facebook wants to be more like TikTok. That's a bad idea. The platform's regulars value it for the relationships it promotes, not for serendipitous discovery. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   How the news business's economics altered the news itself Essayist Andrey Mir says media in a "post-journalism" world supply not news but "news validation." By George F. Will ●  Read more »   Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan America must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience. By Nancy Pelosi ●  Read more »   The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home The impact of the trip will play out over years, not days, and Taiwan will bear the brunt of Beijing's retaliation. By Josh Rogin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   DOJ's new lawsuit against Idaho throws down the gauntlet on abortion A lawsuit against an abortion ban in Idaho shows that there's a major battle coming between the federal government and Republican states. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   How Biden could upend a key perception of his presidency The president has been called a policy failure, but on climate change he can say he's moving toward keeping his promises. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons The big guy's little thugs By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Poking the bear By Michael de Adder ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View (Taiwan Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Handout/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) The damage from Pelosi's unwise Taiwan visit must be contained We share Ms. Pelosi's strong support for democratic Taiwan, but going now is not worth the national security risks. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The Taliban gave al-Qaeda a haven. Again. The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri was justice at long last — but it offered a sobering and grim suggestion of what the present and future hold. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The Electoral Count Reform Act must pass — even if it's not perfect The legislation has to pass in whatever imperfect form it takes. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions (Itsuo Inouye/AP) Once united, British, U.S. and Canadian conservatives go their own ways Differences among the three — of structure, priorities, electoral success and leadership — now feel more defining than their similarities. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   Please, Tories. Don't fall for the supply-side snake oil. U.S. conservatives can say from experience: Tax cuts don't pay for themselves. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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