Saturday's Opinions: The White House is imploding

Trump is something the nation did not know it needed; Maybe the A.I. dystopia is already here; Trump's iceberg looms; Washington is dysfunctional. This Senate rule change could help fix it.; How many more parents do I have to tell that their children are dead?; Trump's retreat to a rancid past; Standing in the way of improving a county's power; Getting more people engaged in D.C. elections; Hogan's promises to Baltimore are only lip service; Let's keep motors off our bike trails; What do we do if Trump really is crazy?; John Delaney: Why I'm running for president; We can cure hepatitis C. But we're now making the same mistake we did with AIDS.; The single biggest lesson from repeal-and-replace; Sanctions are the best option against a dangerous North Korea; New research on football and brain trauma sounds an alarm; Don't continue to promote the mythical narrative around Lincoln; Priebus, sashay away; Kelly takes over for Priebus; Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective to purchase majority stake in the Atlantic; Happy Hour Roundup; Massachusetts stun gun ban challenge in federal district court; All the Mooch that’s fit to print     Jonathan Ernst / Reuters   Ruth Marcus The White House is imploding This president appears incapable of allowing his presidency to be saved. Read more » Latest Columns   George F. Will Trump is something the nation did not know it needed He may whet Americans' appetites for a grown-up leader who shuns sycophants. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Maybe the A.I. dystopia is already here Bots are already distorting our conversations online, and no one is able to explain the way they all interact or affect human opinion. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Trump's iceberg looms A few Trump loyalists may wait for the last lifeboat, but it's only a matter of time before this administration capsizes. Read more »   Ron Johnson Washington is dysfunctional. This Senate rule change could help fix it. Democrats have delayed one Trump nomination after another. Read more »   Thomas M. Scalea How many more parents do I have to tell that their children are dead? Being a trauma doctor in Baltimore is becoming increasingly difficult. Read more »   Colbert I. King Trump's retreat to a rancid past Trump embraced the rancid prejudice that once barred African Americans and gays and lesbians from military service. Read more »   Robert M. Blue Standing in the way of improving a county's power Prince William Supervisor Corey Stewart is blocking a transmission line his constituents need. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Kenyan R. McDuffie Getting more people engaged in D.C. elections Public financing could help the District's politics look more like its people Read more »   Michael Snidal Hogan's promises to Baltimore are only lip service His actions since Freddie Gray's death suggest he would let West Baltimore crumble. Read more »   Paul Basken Let's keep motors off our bike trails One space should be safe for bicyclists and pedestrians. Read more »     Dana Milbank What do we do if Trump really is crazy? If it's in the clinical sense and not just in the goofy sense, then maybe we need a new approach. Read more »   John Delaney John Delaney: Why I'm running for president My vision for the country is based on my own American Dream, and my focus is on preparing our country for the future. Read more »   Neil Gupta and Paul Farmer We can cure hepatitis C. But we're now making the same mistake we did with AIDS. Our worst fears have been realized. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump doesn’t really get the difference between rights and wrongs Trump is a disaster, but remember who’s enabling him He needs help. The GOP leadership sees and hears nothing.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The single biggest lesson from repeal-and-replace Many Americans would be grateful if Republicans shifted from trying to sink Obamacare to trying to fix it. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Sanctions are the best option against a dangerous North Korea If the Trump administration works consistently, it could cut off the flow of hard currency into Pyongyang and make a real impression on the dictatorship. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   New research on football and brain trauma sounds an alarm More research is needed, but this week's findings raise questions for those playing football at all levels. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Don't continue to promote the mythical narrative around Lincoln Manisha Sinha's review of my book, "Lincoln and the Abolitionists: John Quincy Adams, Slavery, and the Civil War" ["Revising Lincoln's stance on slavery," Book World, July 16], stated that the book... Read more »   Latest Blogs Priebus, sashay away AAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAA! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Kelly takes over for Priebus Reince is out, but will his replacement be any better? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective to purchase majority stake in the Atlantic A lot at stake as 18-year owner seeks to pull away from vaunted journalistic property. 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 »   Massachusetts stun gun ban challenge in federal district court Many stun gun bans have been repealed, struck down, or repealed as a response to legal challenges; but Massachusetts and New York are defending theirs. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   All the Mooch that’s fit to print Unspeakable and now, unprintable. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Daily 202 PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. 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. 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