Thursday's Opinions: How Trump could lose his base

Trump doesn't care about affirmative action. So why restart the war?; When Americans stopped trusting the government   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Tony Dejak / AP   E.J. Dionne Jr. How Trump could lose his base It's made up of people who disagree with each other. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns Charles Lane Trump doesn't care about affirmative action. So why restart the war? It's not the issue it used to be. Read more »     George F. Will When Americans stopped trusting the government Trust is another casualty of the Vietnam War. Read more »   Ronald A. Klain How Trump's New York-centric worldview is backfiring in Washington Three core views of the Midtown mind-set in the Trump White House illustrate the point. Read more »     Dana Milbank Trump's golf game tells us an awful lot about Trump There's golf, a game of humility and honor. And then there's Trump golf. Read more »   Jeremy Robbins Trump says the proposed immigration bill will raise wages for Americans. It won't. Slashing legal immigration will severely hurt business and our workforce. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Trump seems to be crying out: Impeach me, please! If he must flirt with impeachment to retain his command of the media, so be it. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump offers advice for those problematic arrests A day in the life of President Trump Lights out. Lots of tweeting and golf.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's war on legal immigration would cripple the economy The president endorsed a plan that would slash legal immigration, which would sap the labor pool for U.S. businesses. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A life-changing genetics breakthrough deserves celebration — and demands caution Researchers announce promising findings on DNA editing, but further advances demand caution to make sure progress unfolds responsibly. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Can Baltimore go one weekend without murder? Amid a spike in murders, a coalition is asking for a 72-hour cease-fire. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Stephen Miller and Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Ask a reasonable question, get a stupid answer But at least they're on camera! That is good! Don't stop that! By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   A crass play to xenophobes will go nowhere The anti-immigrant hacks are back. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Court okays lawsuit for damages based on allegedly excessive airport checkpoint search "It strains credulity for Defendant to claim that a reasonable federal officer would be surprised to learn that gratuitously striking an individual in the groin while searching them violates the Fourth Amendment." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Republicans scrambling for their political lives Lawmakers like Sen. Dean Heller pay a political penalty for spinelessness. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Obama, Trump and the perils of illegal Obamacare subsidies Obama undermined separation of powers by giving insurance companies illegal subsidies. Now Trump is making the situation worse. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment 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