Plus: An excerpt from Charles Krauthammer's posthumous book; Is it fair for the government to take someone’s $41,558 Land Rover for selling $225 worth of heroin?   Opinions you may have missed. Bill Clinton recalls the note that the man he had defeated in an election, George Herbert Walker Bush, left for him in the Oval Office — and what it says about how politics, and the country, have changed since then. Is it fair for the government to take someone’s $41,558 Land Rover for selling $225 worth of heroin? George Will doesn’t think so , and — since the Constitution bans “excessive fines” — he’s hoping the Supreme Court will agree. Our columnist David Ignatius moonlights as a successful spy novelist. But his publisher might have rejected this story on the cutthroat feud inside the Saudi royal family as too implausible — a king’s death hushed up, a botched kidnapping in Beijing, and ultimately the murder of our Post colleague Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate. Sadly, this one is pure nonfiction. Patti Davis, daughter of President Ronald Reagan, has written several memorable pieces for us. Here, recalling her own girlhood love for an older and more powerful man, she shares important insights into Monica Lewinsky. Such exploitative relationships leave scars, Davis writes. “But just because that’s part of your story, it doesn’t mean you have to let it victimize you. Lewinsky is showing us that — in front of the whole world.” Our columnist Charles Krauthammer died in June, but last week we published for the first time a piece he wrote, excerpted from a forthcoming book, about the miracles that produced and have preserved our Constitution — and may save it again in the future. This Congress has one more chance to rescue the “dreamers,” immigrants who were brought here as children and know no other country. Donald E. Graham, who co-founded a scholarship fund that helps dreamers go to college, explains why that would be such a no-brainer for America . Finally, Whitney Ellenby, whose son is autistic and can sometimes be disruptive in public, explains why it would be smart business as well as the right thing to do for theaters and other venues to offer “sensory-friendly” performances and spaces for people with autism. Fred Hiatt Editorial Page Editor George H.W. Bush’s Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was I cherished every opportunity I had to learn and laugh with him. I just loved him. Bill Clinton  •   Read more » Civil forfeiture makes law enforcement lawless. The Supreme Court could change that. Economic sanctions can be as damaging as prison incarceration. George F. Will  •   Read more » The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud Behind the vortex of rage and lawlessness in the royal court that ultimately sucked in the Post Global Opinions columnist. David Ignatius  •   Read more » Monica Lewinsky won’t let herself become a victim of her own story She’s not moving on. She wants to world to hear her truth. Patti Davis  •   Read more » The enduring miracle of the American Constitution An excerpt from the forthcoming posthumous book “The Point of It All.” Charles Krauthammer  •   Read more » Do it, Congress. Build the wall — and save the dreamers. A simple compromise — before Democrats take control of the House — could satisfy both sides. Donald E. Graham  •   Read more » My son has autism. He deserves separate sensory-friendly opportunities. I know his behavior disrupts services for others, so businesses should provide separate opportunities for families with autism. Whitney Ellenby  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Share The Week in Ideas:          Twitter          Facebook    Trouble reading?  Click here to view in your browser. 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 @2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Democracy Dies in Darkness