Thursday's Opinions: Donald Trump, Steve King – and some very happy white nationalists

Sponsored by SEIU | Liberals are learning to love states' rights; Abolish the National Endowment for the Arts; The Founders might actually have liked the 'deep state'; The Make Inequality Worse Act of 2017; The judicial nomination war started with Bork. Let's end it with Gorsuch.; How to make sure the Kremlin remembers Boris Nemtsov; The Trump team's response to leaked tax information only raises more questions; The heartbreaking losses in the worst year for Syria's children; Special-interest cash could kill bail reform in Maryland; ‘Wayne Tracker: Legends of the Caped Crusader’; Trump reacts to Rachel Maddow scoop: ‘You’re not supposed to have it’; Happy Hour Roundup; State Department spokesman flails in defending press corps stiff-arm; Syria: More troops, perhaps; Who would lose the most under the GOP health bill? American women.   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jonathan Ernst / Reuters   Dana Milbank Donald Trump, Steve King – and some very happy white nationalists They're giddy over the president's new thing for Old Hickory. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns Charles Lane Liberals are learning to love states' rights Federalism can help heal the red-blue divide. Read more »     George F. Will Abolish the National Endowment for the Arts It's a government frill that needs to be sheared. Read more »   David Spence The Founders might actually have liked the 'deep state' Careersists' resistance to Trump doesn't undermine democracy. It affirms it. Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. The Make Inequality Worse Act of 2017 Under the GOP's plan, Americans are "free" to live without health insurance. Read more »   James Robertson The judicial nomination war started with Bork. Let's end it with Gorsuch. We need a truce. Read more »   Vladimir V. Kara-Murza How to make sure the Kremlin remembers Boris Nemtsov A bill in Congress would rename the Russian Embassy's address after the late pro-democracy leader. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes John McCain tangles with Trump in a morass of wires, ropes and plot threads The White House wants you to look over here To be continued. The Trump White House yells "squirrel!"   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The Trump team's response to leaked tax information only raises more questions Until the president releases his returns, people are entitled to assume he has something to hide. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The heartbreaking losses in the worst year for Syria's children A UNICEF report documents the staggering number of children killed and wounded in 2016. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Special-interest cash could kill bail reform in Maryland Bank balances may trump common sense if lobbyists get their way. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs ‘Wayne Tracker: Legends of the Caped Crusader’ He is the hero we deserve, I guess. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Trump reacts to Rachel Maddow scoop: ‘You’re not supposed to have it’ Oh, yes we are. 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 »   State Department spokesman flails in defending press corps stiff-arm Says there's no effort to "ostracize" diplomatic reporters. Skepticism follows. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Syria: More troops, perhaps Getting a foothold in Syria By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Who would lose the most under the GOP health bill? American women. While Washington focuses on two powerful men -- Trump and Paul Ryan -- women are watching a very different story unfold. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071