Saturday's Opinions: This week, the presidential candidates embarrassed all of us

Congress should impeach the IRS commissioner — or risk becoming obsolete; America's internationalist ideal is dying in Europe; Americans need to know more about Clinton's health — and Trump's; For Russia, Donald Trump is a dream come true; Donald Trump's war with the U.S. military; Robert McDonnell gets freedom from jail — but not from disgrace; Obama should take North Korea's nuclear threat more seriously; Matt Lauer receives praise from the worst possible source; Happy Hour Roundup; Stop the nonsense about Chris Wallace’s alleged conflict of interest in moderating presidential debate; North Korea’s ‘grave threat’ may be the next president’s first big test; An Easy Guide to Writing the Great American Novel; Can Hillary Clinton count on the Latino turnout she needs?     Evan Vucci / AP   Kathleen Parker This week, the presidential candidates embarrassed all of us From Gary Johnson's Aleppo flub to Trump's cozying up to Putin, the week was packed with campaign lows. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   George F. Will Congress should impeach the IRS commissioner — or risk becoming obsolete The power of impeachment is Congress's best tool to fight executive overreach. Read more »   Jim Hoagland America's internationalist ideal is dying in Europe Look for nations to make an even harder swing to the right if Trump is elected. Read more »   David L. Scheiner Americans need to know more about Clinton's health — and Trump's The GOP candidate has provided almost no medical information. Read more »   Colbert I. King For Russia, Donald Trump is a dream come true I was there during the Cold War, and I see it happening all over again. Read more »     Dana Milbank Donald Trump's war with the U.S. military The GOP nominee, who's never had to fight, belittles the country's officers and troops. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Who has Donald Trump’s back? The Trump plan to reduce sexual assaults in the military Back stage. Trump stands by his tweet that the military shouldn't be surprised sexual assault happens "when they put men and women together".   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Robert McDonnell gets freedom from jail — but not from disgrace The former Virginia governor escaped prosecution, but his conduct was inexcusable. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Obama should take North Korea's nuclear threat more seriously Tougher sanctions are needed to deter the Kim regime. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Matt Lauer receives praise from the worst possible source And guess who that might be! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Stop the nonsense about Chris Wallace’s alleged conflict of interest in moderating presidential debate No reason to believe that supervisory structure will affect work of longtime broadcaster. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   North Korea’s ‘grave threat’ may be the next president’s first big test After this week's nuclear test, the question is what the U.S. and its allies will do to deter a North Korean regime that keeps upping the stakes. By David Ignatius  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   An Easy Guide to Writing the Great American Novel It's not so hard, but it helps if you're named Jonathan. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Can Hillary Clinton count on the Latino turnout she needs? New polling offers mixed signals. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071