Friday's Opinions: The real test of our tolerance for Trump comes now

The Comey firing reminds us of a bigger danger; It's impossible not to compare today to Watergate. And our officials are falling short. | Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jim Lo Scalzo / AP   Michael Gerson The real test of our tolerance for Trump comes now The president's pick for the next FBI director could trigger a constitutional crisis. Read more » Latest Columns Fareed Zakaria The Comey firing reminds us of a bigger danger The courts and the media should not let the president's aberrations become the new norms. Read more »   Philip Allen Lacovara It's impossible not to compare today to Watergate. And our officials are falling short. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein implemented the president's misguided will. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump seems to be staging a coverup. So what's the crime? The president appears to be displaying a "consciousness of guilt." Read more »     Charles Krauthammer A political ax murder There were plenty of reasons to fire James Comey — just not the one President Trump has given. Read more »     David Ignatius A survival guide to presidential abuse of power Americans need to support the institutions that check presidential abuses of power. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Why getting rid of grades would help rich students — and hurt poor ones A plan to tamp down grade inflation would likely backfire against students at less-elite institutions. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   David O. Stewart A lesson for Trump from President Andrew Johnson Presidents can survive controversial firings. But only with qualified successors. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Trump's next move could make things much better — or much worse In picking a new FBI director, the president must choose wisely. Read more »   David Waisel The drugs we use for executions can cause immense pain and suffering A lethal injection in Arkansas last week was anything but efficient, effective and humane. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Don't forget those smiling images of Trump and the Russians The Russians are comfortable with the president's greed, his dishonesty and his cynicism about the rights of others. Read more »   Jim Hoagland Trump is at war with the nation he is supposed to lead He seems to want to drag the United States down to the level of corruption that thrives in Russia. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Mitch McConnell strikes a pose for how history is likely to remember him The little king is angry A monument to bad judgment. President Trump blows his top and fires FBI Director James B. Comey, apparently over the continued attention to the investigation of Trump associates and their Russian connections.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The FBI must be protected — from the White House The White House should not be allowed to export its credibility-destroying dysfunction to the Justice Department and the FBI. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The 2020 Census was in trouble. Now, things look even worse. The announced resignation of John H. Thompson is just more bad news for an operation already in jeopardy. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A reporter's arrest after he asked Tom Price a question sends a chilling message The Capitol Police claim he was "aggressively breaching" Secret Service agents. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs How a former Sony chairman erased an article based on his Sony hack e-mails "Sony's former chairman [Michael Lynton] has in recent weeks taken advantage of the troubles that have befallen Gawker in the wake of Hulk Hogan's stunning $140 million judgment to have an unflattering story about his family quietly wiped from the site's archives." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The Daily Spicer: Vindication! No one can do Sean Spicer's job well. So why not keep him there? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Montana criminal libel investigation for accusing a judge of misbehavior But the Montana criminal libel statute likely violates the First Amendment. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   No good lawyer would have let Trump give Lester Holt this interview There goes executive privilege. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » Trump’s new ‘voter fraud’ commission: A tool to help GOP win elections Let's be real about what this "commission" is really designed to accomplish. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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