Friday's Opinions: Karma, precedent and the nuclear option

Trump enforces the 'red line' on chemical weapons; Trump has an opportunity to right Obama's wrongs in Syria | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness       J. Scott Applewhite   Charles Krauthammer Karma, precedent and the nuclear option For Democrats it's payback time for Harry Reid's reckless abolition of the filibuster on judicial appointees. Read more » Latest Columns   David Ignatius Trump enforces the 'red line' on chemical weapons After saying Syria was his responsibility, the president took action. But he will still have to make tough military choices. Read more »   Jessica Ashooh Trump has an opportunity to right Obama's wrongs in Syria The president is at a decision point that will define how the world views him. Read more »     Catherine Rampell This ugly trend might thwart Trump's economic promises Productivity declines will make it difficult to grow GDP — and Trump's policies might make the problem even worse. Read more »   Jean-Marc Ayrault French foreign minister: The world can't fight climate change without the U.S. It is time to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and seize new economic opportunities in the process. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Will Trump let Hungary get away with its attack on academic freedom? The attempted closure of an American-backed academic institution is a test of the administration's ideals. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fareed Zakaria Trump's tough talk is easy. It's also meaningless. For the most part, the administration's tough-guy stance has proved meaningless. Read more »   Tom Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton: Russia has subverted our treaty on cruise missiles for years. It's time to act. Right now, it costs the Russians more to fulfill their commitments than to break them. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson America's parliamentary disaster Congress is fanning, not defusing, conflict, so we should not be surprised that there is confusion and paralysis. Read more »   Bob Dole and Trent Lott Bob Dole and Trent Lott: The Senate has changed. It's time to use the nuclear option. Neither the Constitution nor precedent require 60 votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Read more »   Anita Hill Anita Hill: Fox News, Bill O'Reilly and how to stop companies that tolerate harassment It's not enough for individual offenders to get fired. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The O’Reilly Fiasco represents a particular way of thinking Supreme Court thieves He's a star, so... The Republican leadership takes the final step to steal a seat on the Supreme Court.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View We're surprisingly close to our first constitutional convention since 1787. Bad idea. The last one turned out pretty well, but this time around the consequences could be doleful. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Senate made its historic mistake, and it could get even worse It is essential that the 60-vote threshold on legislation not be eliminated next. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump lashes out at Syria, rhetorically and with missiles After the strike on Syria, the next steps will have to be carefully considered. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs The Daily Spicer: What’s the press secretary’s favorite time of the day? Hint: He never stops talking about it during his press briefings. 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 »   Pepsi shows how America loves to erase black women The revolution will not be Pepsified. By Karen Attiah  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Don’t insult the boss’s son-in-law Bannon blows it. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   How to get Trump to change his mind on just about anything Trump is a sucker for a hard-luck case. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The nuclear trigger has been pulled. Will the Senate recover? Stop them before they shoot again. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Weekly editors' picks. 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