Wednesday's Opinions: Republicans, ignore Trump’s call to ‘let Obamacare fail.’ Do this instead.

Why Ryan and McConnell should go for a big deal with Democrats; The bipartisan way to strengthen health care | Sponsored by SAPRAC   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Katherine Frey / The Washington Post Editorial Board Republicans, ignore Trump's call to 'let Obamacare fail.' Do this instead. Has there ever been a more cynical abdication of presidential responsibility? Read more » Latest Columns Hugh Hewitt Why Ryan and McConnell should go for a big deal with Democrats Why not swing for the fences? Read more »   Neera Tanden and Topher Spiro The bipartisan way to strengthen health care We've proposed legislation that could easily pass Congress. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Why repeal-and-replace was doomed from the start The same reason that Obamacare was so difficult to craft. Read more »     David Ignatius How China tames dissent on the Internet The Chinese precept, American researchers conclude, is "do not engage on controversial issues." Read more »     Dana Milbank Callista Gingrich's nomination to the Vatican stinks to high heaven Another insult from Trump to Pope Francis. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen McConnell's health-care Hail Mary This is a shift in tactics, not a concession of defeat. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Danielle Allen What Aristotle and friends would say about the age of Trump Tell me, old friends, when you look at all this hullabaloo from a very great distance, what do you see? Read more »   Wendy R. Weiser The White House's voter fraud commission has already damaged our democracy And the commission hasn't even had its first meeting. Read more »   Garrison Keillor Extinction is all around us Giraffes are dying out because they are a joke, an ungainly mythological-looking amalgamation of a horse and a stepladder. Read more »   Mili Mitra What Betsy DeVos doesn't understand about Title IX and campus sexual assault DeVos reinforced the idea that this administration will turn its back on existing campus sexual misconduct policies. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Time for sober realism on the U.S.-Russia relationship It may not be popular to say so, but escalation of tensions does not serve our interest. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Surprise! Republicans weren’t exactly leveling with you about health care all along! What Trump makes in America But that never stops them! And it comes at a high cost.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Liu Xiaobo's widow has suffered more than enough. China should release her from house arrest. She has been cruelly kept under unofficial house arrest since 2010. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's voter-fraud commission itself is a fraud itself The president's "election integrity" panel lacks one key virtue: integrity. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Republicans, ignore Trump's call to 'let Obamacare fail.' Do this instead. Has there ever been a more cynical abdication of presidential responsibility? By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The insensitive, intimidating sandwich, and ‘it’s salami’ Charles Martin responds well, I think, to David Brooks's now-famous sandwich shop incident. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Lessons learned from failure on repeal and replace GOP messaging was off, votes were not secured and intra-party fighting over what to include in the Republican health-care bill never ceased. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What did the ‘Crown prosecutor’ know, and when did he know it? And the more important question is, "Why didn't Donald Trump Jr. even ask to whom the email was referring?" By David Post  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   A new book about Steve Bannon exposes the ugly side of Trumpism Bannon's darkness is enveloping the GOP. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Another dumb Trump idea bites the dust A protectionist paper tiger, after all. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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