Saturday, 15 April 2017

Saturday's Opinions: Is rationality dawning on Trump?

'Fearless Girl' and 'Charging Bull' are more alike than you'd think; Yes, Rex Tillerson, U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine. Here's why.; When the separation of church and state leads to children with scraped knees; Don't underestimate the cyberthreat from Syria and North Korea; Google and Facebook oppose managing the Internet. Except when they're doing it.; United Airlines' bad week won't matter — and we have ourselves to blame; Multiple D.C. police officers have abused underage girls. Where's the accountability?; My father was killed at Virginia Tech. I'm still fighting the NRA's dangerous agenda.; I'm a rabbi. Here's why my congregation offers sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.; 10 years after the Virginia Tech massacre, Virginia still falls short on mental health care; Trump is now destroying a healthy health-care system; How to fix airline overbooking; Marine Le Pen's loathsome rewriting of Holocaust history; The terrible violence in an Alabama prison deserves a serious response; These articles demeaned working women; Open Thread; Happy Hour Roundup; Guess the result of the Georgia special election (and win a prize); Trump’s base won’t abandon him — yet; Democrats must get serious about the fight over taxes. Here’s how.; Trump’s political survival depends on accomplishing tax reform
 
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Is rationality dawning on Trump?
The president's reversals still reflect a flimsy worldview. But at least things aren't any worse.
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'Fearless Girl' and 'Charging Bull' are more alike than you'd think
The girl looks inspiring, but there's a flaw in the bronze.
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Yes, Rex Tillerson, U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine. Here's why.
Rex Tillerson may not understand that diplomacy can't be distilled down to balance sheets and profits.
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When the separation of church and state leads to children with scraped knees
'A scraped knee is a scraped knee whether it happens at a Montessori day care or a Lutheran day care.'
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Don't underestimate the cyberthreat from Syria and North Korea
Assad and Kim command cyber-units that can inflict devastating damage on the United States.
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Google and Facebook oppose managing the Internet. Except when they're doing it.
Net neutrality is up next for debate. How will online companies spin it?
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United Airlines' bad week won't matter — and we have ourselves to blame
We've allowed the airline industry to become an unchecked oligopoly.
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Multiple D.C. police officers have abused underage girls. Where's the accountability?
Before he is confirmed, the acting chief needs to explain the department's hiring practices.
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My father was killed at Virginia Tech. I'm still fighting the NRA's dangerous agenda.
Even in death, my father pushes me to action.
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I'm a rabbi. Here's why my congregation offers sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.
As a community of faith, our course of action must transcend politics.
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10 years after the Virginia Tech massacre, Virginia still falls short on mental health care
Since I lost my daughter we've made some progress, but there's still a long way to go.
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Trump is now destroying a healthy health-care system
He's undoing Obamacare through a system of confusion and retreat.
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How to fix airline overbooking
Making airlines pay more for inconveniencing their passengers would make them more careful in their scheduling.
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Editorial Cartoons
This year we have Donald Trump hopping from one thing to another The media and military merry-go-round
Maybe it's a shell game. Military action and media coverage feed on each other in an endless cycle.
 
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The Post’s View
Marine Le Pen's loathsome rewriting of Holocaust history
A French presidential front-runner shows she's not so different from her father after all.
 
The terrible violence in an Alabama prison deserves a serious response
Poor prison leadership is to blame.
 
 
"Free For All" Letters
These articles demeaned working women
I am struggling to understand the intention of the April 6 Critic's Notebook "Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing " [Style]. Our new first lady is a successful businesswoman and entreprene...
 
 
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Open Thread
All yours.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Guess the result of the Georgia special election (and win a prize)
Will Democrats flip the state's conservative 6th District? Pit your predictions against the experts.
 
Trump’s base won’t abandon him — yet
Will anything cause the floor to drop out from under Trump?
 
Democrats must get serious about the fight over taxes. Here’s how.
They've got ideas, even if they don't involve a radical overhaul of the entire system.
 
Trump’s political survival depends on accomplishing tax reform
Unless he shifts gears, Trump will spin his wheels for the rest of his term.
 
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