Monday's Opinions: A new low, even for Donald Trump

At the second presidential debate, a Trump at odds with everyone and everything; A vicious presidential debate; The new reactionaries; The global economy has entered unexplored, dangerous territory; Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria; Bad debate behavior shows we have lost the art of discourse; A new low, even for Donald Trump; Grass roots for gun control; GOP ideology is curtailing vital medical research; Trump lost the debate in these three lines (if not all the others); Three revealing Donald Trump moments in that hot mess of a town hall; Congratulations, second presidential debate: You nearly discussed climate change!; The second debate: The end of Trump?; Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly plays victim on Chinatown backlash: ‘This is an organized campaign’; Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo traffics in smear that Clinton called Muslims ‘sand n—ers’     Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Editorial Board A new low, even for Donald Trump With his campaign sinking, he decided the best response was to snarl and double down on old falsehoods. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Dana Milbank At the second presidential debate, a Trump at odds with everyone and everything It was a very different GOP nominee who showed up on Sunday night. Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. A vicious presidential debate This campaign makes it hard to be proud of American democracy. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson The new reactionaries Trump and Clinton tell us to look toward the future while presenting platforms built on nostalgia, not reality. Read more »   Lawrence Summers The global economy has entered unexplored, dangerous territory In the face of stalled growth, world leaders need to change their approach to the economy. Read more »   Josh Rogin Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria International law ensures the regimes could eventually be held accountable. Read more »   Steven Petrow Bad debate behavior shows we have lost the art of discourse Our candidates interrupt, talk over each other and seemingly don't listen — they're setting a terrible example for the rest of us. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The second debate may yet offer a surprise Sketches from the 2nd presidential debate Hard to argue. Trump whined and sniffed his way through the 2nd debate   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View A new low, even for Donald Trump With his campaign sinking, he decided the best response was to snarl and double down on old falsehoods. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Grass roots for gun control Advocates count on public sentiment to achieve needed protections. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   GOP ideology is curtailing vital medical research The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives is obstructing lifesaving work on multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and the Zika virus. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Trump lost the debate in these three lines (if not all the others) He disqualified himself for any political office, let alone the most powerful in the world. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Three revealing Donald Trump moments in that hot mess of a town hall The GOP nominee failed to respect the dignity of the American people. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Congratulations, second presidential debate: You nearly discussed climate change! And that, believe it or not, marks a sort of progress. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The second debate: The end of Trump? Trump cannot save himself. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly plays victim on Chinatown backlash: ‘This is an organized campaign’ Poor guy! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo traffics in smear that Clinton called Muslims ‘sand n—ers’ A complete slander against the former secretary of state. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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