Opinions P.M.: Congressman refuses to say if Americans are entitled to eat

Why does Trump keep getting basic facts wrong?     Congressman refuses to say if Americans are entitled to eat Rep. Adrian Smith, a GOP lawmaker from Nebraska, is a key figure on agriculture policy. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more » Why does Trump keep getting basic facts wrong? Three tweets, three days and one disturbing trend. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Paris pullout threat isn’t about the environment or the economy Trump contemplates giving Europeans another shove. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Kathy Griffin committed a terrible artistic crime: She made a beheaded Trump boring Artists have the right to depict the president's death. But they ought to use it to say something interesting. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Planet Earth has been taking advantage of America for too long Before Earth asks us to step up and help protect it, it should take stock of its own contributions. There is, frankly, a lot of waste there. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   The best thing Manuel Noriega ever did for Panama was to lose power Panama moved from dictatorship to democracy, with U.S. help. By Eric Farnsworth  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more »   Donald Trump to the environment: Heads, you lose Playing dice, and slice. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Is professionalism the antidote to populism and political ignorance? Benjamin Wittes and Jonathan Rauch do a great job of outlining the dangers of populism and political ignorance. Their proposed solution is less convincing. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Trump is trying to destroy everything people like about Obamacare Hey, Republicans: If you're wondering why Americans don't trust you on health care, this kind of thing is why. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Pence’s problem: His fate is tied to Trump’s Pence is no Gerald Ford. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   New York Times doesn’t need a public editor. The TV news outlets do. They're the ones who keep their editorial explanations to themselves. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump might be the dimmest president ever Maybe he isn't bright enough to lead the country. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   On Paris climate agreement, the president is doing the right thing the wrong way Trump is doing the right thing by withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, but we are left wondering, why now? By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Should a child’s name be changed to Faisel Ali Maqableh from a more Anglo-sounding name? The court "noted potential bullying or harassment in child's rural community was a factor to consider with regard to the best interest of the child" -- is that proper? By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   New York Times ends its traditional copy desk Oh no, could one of the most cherished aspects of the New York Times be going away? By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       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