Saturday's Opinions: The clear and present danger of Donald Trump

Why all the love for the Chicago Cubs' woes?; The U.S. needs to negotiate with North Korea; Trump was mean to a beauty queen. How is this news?; The reaction to Trump's fat-shaming reinforces toxic ideas about fatness; President Trump would reconstruct our racist past; The end of the beginning; What D.C.'s test scores don't tell us; A nontraditional approach to STEM in Fairfax; Most people grow out of middle school. Not Donald Trump.; I've come to admire Hillary Clinton. What on earth happened?; Republicans predicted an Obamacare apocalypse. It hasn't happened.; Do Gary Johnson supporters really want to help Trump win?; Donald Trump is normalizing bigotry; The clear and present danger of Donald Trump; Happy Hour Roundup; Megyn Kelly, Fox News’s Trump accountability island; This video might make it harder for Trump to attack Hillary over Bill’s affairs; Five perilous things in store for Trump at the next debate; Could Hillary Clinton function without clichés?; Why Trump’s tweets matter: They shed light on how he’d behave as president     John Locher / AP Editorial Board The clear and present danger of Donald Trump The first in a series of editorials on the damage he could wreak unilaterally as president. Read more » Latest Columns   George F. Will Why all the love for the Chicago Cubs' woes? For a model of consistent failure, we need only look to American government. Read more »   Jane Harman and James Person The U.S. needs to negotiate with North Korea America has leverage and should use it to seek a freeze of all of Pyongyang's nuclear and long-range missile tests. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Trump was mean to a beauty queen. How is this news? Donald's misogyny shouldn't be new to anyone. Read more »   Sarai Walker The reaction to Trump's fat-shaming reinforces toxic ideas about fatness The Alicia Machado story suggests that being fat is the worst thing a woman can be. Read more »   Colbert I. King President Trump would reconstruct our racist past Hard-won changes would be reversed for African Americans. Read more »   Gerrie Schipske The end of the beginning Maryland's Barbara Mikulski was a trailblazer for women. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ruth Wattenberg What D.C.'s test scores don't tell us Bureaucratic blunders and exemptions make comparisons impossible. Read more »   Randy Atkins A nontraditional approach to STEM in Fairfax All kids have the potential to shine and make a difference. Read more »     Ruth Marcus Most people grow out of middle school. Not Donald Trump. Do we really want a childhood bully in the Oval Office? Read more »   Danielle Allen I've come to admire Hillary Clinton. What on earth happened? She's not perfect, but she has the qualities we need in a president. Read more »     Dana Milbank Republicans predicted an Obamacare apocalypse. It hasn't happened. A case of the dog that didn't bark. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Meanwhile in Syria, Assad state of affairs Is Hillary Clinton an enabler? Nowhere man. Donald Trump and his supporters are threatening to bring up former president Bill Clinton's infidelities in the next debate. Have we held past presidents accountable for their wives' actions?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Do Gary Johnson supporters really want to help Trump win? The Libertarian candidate is unprepared and unwilling or unable to learn. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is normalizing bigotry His campaign manager's website publishes an anti-Semitic screed. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The clear and present danger of Donald Trump The first in a series of editorials on the damage he could wreak unilaterally as president. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Megyn Kelly, Fox News’s Trump accountability island Colleagues are falling down on the job. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   This video might make it harder for Trump to attack Hillary over Bill’s affairs Really? Come on. Trump is outraged by Bill's affairs? I mean, seriously? By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Five perilous things in store for Trump at the next debate Many problems await him. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Could Hillary Clinton function without clichés? There is no doubt that Team Clinton is already stocked with consultants and speechwriters, but maybe Hillary needs to make some new staff hires in the form of cliché police. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Why Trump’s tweets matter: They shed light on how he’d behave as president He reacts emotionally, undermining himself again and again. By Paul Waldman  •  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. 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