The Week in Ideas from The Washington Post Plus: Reconnecting with Día de Muertos and seeking civility in the World Series Read online Opinions you may have missed.       This is your last Week in Ideas newsletter. Our exclusive Week in Ideas newsletter is reserved for subscribers only. If you'd like to keep receiving this newsletter and get unlimited access to washingtonpost.com and our apps, reactivate your subscription today. Come back and save. $100 $45 for the first year. Subscribe now     By Fred Hiatt   Email An essay on the Day of the Dead may not sound all that cheerful. But this one , beautifully written and beautifully illustrated by John Paul Brammer, is an uplifting meditation on borders — between Mexico and the United States, between authentic and contrived, between life and death. Last week, rulers in Hong Kong barred a young democracy activist, Joshua Wong, from running for office. Here Wong, who has already spent time in prison for his beliefs, recounts how he learned of his exclusion and why it matters. As fire threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., President Reagan’s daughter Patti Davis wrote about how California’s fires are changing the state where she grew up. Was Rep. Katie Hill’s resignation a triumph of accountability and equal treatment of the sexes in the #MeToo era? Or a mysoginistic case of slut-shaming? Molly Roberts untangles the knots. And Christine Emba, looking at the same event, asks a different question: Given that the sharing of nude photos is almost commonplace among young people, why is their publication still such a big deal? The GOP tax cut did not deliver the results its supporters promised, Catherine Rampell writes . Therefore, the party is considering … another tax cut. Finally, with (not terribly heartfelt) apology to our readers in Houston, I’d note that we in Washington are celebrating a gloriously improbable World Series championship. We left most of the commentary to the incomparable Thomas Boswell and our other colleagues in Sports. But after two players offended baseball etiquette in Game 6, George Will explained  why we should care, in words that seem to resonate in today’s political Washington: “In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most valuable rules are unwritten.” Thanks for reading, and have a great week. My Mexican American family never celebrated Día de Muertos. Then Abuela died. The holiday tears down borders and asserts the joyful fluidity of being alive. By John Paul Brammer  ●  Read more »         China can silence me. But it can’t silence Hong Kong’s movement. This is not the first time Hong Kong authorities have infringed on my political rights and those of my fellow activists. By Joshua Wong  ●  Read more »         My father’s library will likely survive the fires, but the California of my youth is gone Fire is not the only issue, and President Trump isn't helping. By Patti Davis  ●  Read more »         Katie Hill’s story leaves America in knots This is what slut-shaming looks like. By Molly Roberts  ●  Read more »         If everyone has nudes, do they even matter? Katie Hill’s saga tells us the answer is no and poses other questions for a generation raised on the Internet. By Christine Emba  ●  Read more »         The GOP tax cut failed. Their response? Let’s do it again! When growth slows, Trump doubles down on old tax cut ideas. By Catherine Rampell  ●  Read more »         Poor bat behavior is a stain on baseball’s unwritten standards Young players from both World Series teams should have reined in their egos. By George Will  ●  Read more »           We think you’ll like this newsletter Check out Opinions A.M. and P.M. for the best of The Post's opinions and commentary, in your inbox every morning and afternoon. Sign up »     Democracy Dies in Darkness Share The Week in Ideas:         You received this email because you signed up for The Week in Ideas or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from The Week in Ideas | Privacy Policy | Help @2019 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071