Friday's Opinions: Bungled collusion is still collusion

Why Chinese leaders were afraid of a man who died in their captivity; Everything is a distraction from something much, much worse   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Richard Drew / AP   Charles Krauthammer Bungled collusion is still collusion What Trump Jr., et al. did may not be criminal. But it is deeply wrong. Read more » Latest Columns Fred Hiatt Why Chinese leaders were afraid of a man who died in their captivity They know that they're wrong and freedom-loving dissenters are right. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Everything is a distraction from something much, much worse Russia is a distraction from health care, which is a distraction from tax cuts, which is . . . Read more »     Michael Gerson In Trump's world, innocence is proved by guilt The Russia story is the height of sleazy stupidity. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Ivanka and Jared begin the plunge from grace President Trump's daughter and her husband are not faring well in the political limelight. Read more »     David Ignatius The question about Islam that has vexed the world for a decade To resolve the Middle East turmoil over the Qatar boycott, the United States must deal with the anger that fueled it. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Why, oh why, does Trump love Russia so very much? The president's rosy attitude toward the historic U.S. enemy seems out of line with his worldview. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Boris Johnson Boris Johnson: Without the Iran nuclear agreement, the world would be in supreme danger If the agreement collapses, Iran — not the United States or Britain — would regain the most freedom of action. Read more »   Ira Forman, Hannah Rosenthal and Jonathan Greenblatt Tillerson says we may not need an anti-Semitism envoy. He's wrong. The secretary of state thinks having the special office could undermine the fight against anti-Semitism. Read more »   Gary Abernathy The media's martyr complex is embarrassing Trump doesn't deserve favorable coverage. But he deserves fair coverage. Read more »   Jonathan Gruber and Angela Kilby The Senate health bill would make the opioid epidemic worse. Here's how. It would substantially hurt progress on treatment. Read more »   Sebastian Mallaby The crisis of confidence that's roiling liberalism However bad President Trump may be, he is not Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong Un. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Is France a Donald Trump dream destination? Don Jr. doesn’t fall far from the tree Excellent adventure. Lying and an eagerness to deal with the Russians seems to run in the family.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The new Senate health-care bill may be worse than the old one The bill still deeply slashes Medicaid and would chop up the private market for individual insurance. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Would selling naming rights for Metro stations really be worth it? The system is desperately in need of funds, but the cons of corporate sponsorship should be carefully considered. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   True honor lies not with China's rulers but with the man they imprisoned until his death Liu Xiaobo, who died Thursday at age 61, fought back relentlessly against an authoritarian regime. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Federal judge rules against Trump administration’s implementation of Supreme Court travel ban ruling The court ruled that the administration improperly excluded grandparents, grandchildren and other close relatives of US residents, as well as refugees with formal assurances of assistance from American resettlement organizations. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   ‘Jews Mellow’ Also cortex and roundeyes. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   A 39-year-old man is mysteriously still a ‘kid’ What moisturizer does he use? I want it. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Bill to repeal blasphemy law introduced in Irish Parliament The move comes a few months after an investigation of supposed blasphemy by comedian Stephen Fry. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   ‘I’m sitting waiting’: When the president isn’t interested in being president Passiveness to the point of abdication is a growing hallmark of Trump's presidency. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Mr. 'America first' spurns American media for Chinese reporter The president was prompted to call on a U.S. reporter. He called on a Chinese reporter instead. What an internationalist. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Recommended for you   Must Reads Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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