Saturday's Opinions: Will Trump make a real crisis worse?

Congress's grizzly betrayal; The intellectual diversity we need; Why hurting the poor will hurt the economy; How to save the Republic from World War III? Get Trump to watch 'Nashville.'; I had an abortion to save my baby from pain. In my state, that didn't matter.; The winning argument Democrats have against Trump; What happened after an anti-Semitic bomb threat at my school; D.C.'s housing standards look great on paper — but horrible in practice; Why the new FBI building belongs in Prince George's County; What Betsy DeVos should have learned at Jefferson Academy; Virginia's sudden turn to progressivism; Shaken baby syndrome is real — and its victims need justice; The travel-ban casualty the White House is ignoring; Trump went back on his promise to 'Buy American.' Good for him.; Trump shouldn't let Congo's leader stomp all over human rights; Virginia earns bragging rights — as the best state for illegal gun trafficking; Advertising that's not worth the human cost; All your health-care questions answered; The Hill publishes editor’s note on Michael Flynn op-ed regarding Turkey; Happy Hour Roundup; Paul Ryan needs to answer these questions; Listen to the media chuckle at President Trump’s hypocrisy; Fired Redskins GM had ‘multiple relapses due to alcohol,’ unnamed source tells The Post     Olivier Douliery / Bloomberg   Ruth Marcus Will Trump make a real crisis worse? So far, it doesn't look good. Read more » Latest Columns   Kathleen Parker Congress's grizzly betrayal The House votes to allow cruel hunting of grizzly bears and wolves in Alaska's wildlife refuges. Read more »     George F. Will The intellectual diversity we need At a new school at Arizona State, the nation's founding principles will be studied, debated and celebrated. Read more »   Robert E. Rubin Why hurting the poor will hurt the economy Safety-net programs are not only social and moral imperatives — they serve critically important economic purposes. Read more »     Dana Milbank How to save the Republic from World War III? Get Trump to watch 'Nashville.' The world would be a safer place if he stuck to fictional drama to prevent him from creating real crises. Read more »   Robin Utz I had an abortion to save my baby from pain. In my state, that didn't matter. The process to terminate a pregnancy in Missouri is insulting. Read more »   Ronald A. Klain The winning argument Democrats have against Trump He's failing to deliver on campaign promises and breaking new ones he's made as president. Read more »   Mitchel Malkus What happened after an anti-Semitic bomb threat at my school Dread and anxiety gave way to hope after people of all faiths rallied to our side in a most American of responses. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Colbert I. King D.C.'s housing standards look great on paper — but horrible in practice A city department is slow to release inspection reports on deplorable apartments used by poor residents. Read more »   Rushern L. Baker III Why the new FBI building belongs in Prince George's County Regional growth, traffic and timing are all issues. Read more »   Elizabeth A. Davis What Betsy DeVos should have learned at Jefferson Academy Community schools and their teachers should be celebrated, not disparaged. Read more »   Peter Galuszka Virginia's sudden turn to progressivism Old Dominion Democrats are becoming bolder in their activism. Read more »   John J. McCarthy Shaken baby syndrome is real — and its victims need justice Amid an effort to undermine the diagnosis, we must return to science. Read more »   Albert Teich The travel-ban casualty the White House is ignoring Research in the U.S. relies heavily on foreign-born scientists. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Republicans’ Obamacare-light is so light people are seeing right through it Trump serves up another Muslim travel ban Very very sleight of hand. The president signed a new travel ban Monday after the original one from January was challenged by the courts.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump went back on his promise to 'Buy American.' Good for him. The provisions don't make sense for the Keystone XL pipeline — or much else. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump shouldn't let Congo's leader stomp all over human rights The United States should act fast to pressure the Kabila regime before more people are killed. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Virginia earns bragging rights — as the best state for illegal gun trafficking The commonwealth's lax law endanger people far beyond the state. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Advertising that's not worth the human cost The Post regularly features a "paid supplement" from the Chinese Communist Party-run China Daily. Though disclaimers make clear that The Post does not espouse the published views, there are reasons... Read more »   Latest Blogs All your health-care questions answered I knew I should not have replaced both kidneys with iPhones! In retrospect, that choice was terrible! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   The Hill publishes editor’s note on Michael Flynn op-ed regarding Turkey But it leaves one key question unanswered. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan needs to answer these questions How to pin him down. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Listen to the media chuckle at President Trump’s hypocrisy Unemployment numbers are phony when Trump's a candidate, real when Trump's the president. Anything humorous there? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Fired Redskins GM had ‘multiple relapses due to alcohol,’ unnamed source tells The Post When do you allow such a source to say such things? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington, plus the day's most essential reads and interesting ideas. 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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