Friday's Opinions: Talking about mental health after mass shootings is a cop-out

Loyalty to Trump isn't enough; My company's carbon footprint is the size of a small country. We need to act. | Sponsored by Pfizer   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Spencer Platt / Getty Images   Fareed Zakaria Talking about mental health after mass shootings is a cop-out It's America's gun policies that are insane. Read more » Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Loyalty to Trump isn't enough His Cabinet members must also make their peace with his demand for unctous deference. Read more »   Stephen Badger My company's carbon footprint is the size of a small country. We need to act. Businesses can't take a back seat on climate change. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump takes his opponents' evils to staggering new heights His "cures" are deadlier strains of the same diseases he diagnosed during the campaign. Read more »   Joe Scarborough The GOP's silence insults the dead The real reason they don't want to talk about guns: Overwhelming majorities disagree with them. Read more »     David Ignatius The nuclear issue isn't the real Iranian challenge The biggest problem is Tehran's aggressive behavior in the Middle East. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt Why Christians will stick with Trump He's the last line of defense against attacks on religious liberty. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Michael Gerson The single greatest thing Republicans need right now They could benefit from some charisma of conviction. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen A loophole in our gun laws that all Republicans should want to close Time to ban "bump-fire stocks," which turn semiautomatic rifles into weapons of mass murder. Read more »   Christine Emba In modern mating, sex isn't the only thing that's cheap A new book prods the reader to be skeptical of utopianism and see the world as it is. Read more »   Ronald A. Klain No, mass shootings are not 'the price of freedom' Plenty of free countries don't see tragedies like the Las Vegas massacre. Read more »   Karl Denzer Behold the four-month process of buying a gun in Japan This is how the country has nearly eradicated gun deaths. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The United States offers the world some multi-layered assurances This man is an island They remain uneasy. Trump goes after San Juan Mayor Sila María Calderón, minimizes the struggle of the hurricane victims, and complains about the financial impact from the storm.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's dangerous folly on the Iran deal He could end up causing the nuclear agreement to unravel. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Banning bump stocks is not nearly enough Lawmakers are kidding themselves if they think this gesture would stem gun violence. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Ed Gillespie wants Virginians to be very, very afraid The GOP gubernatorial candidate uses trickery and fear to harness the Trump base. 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 »   Harvey Weinstein and Democrats’ deals with Hollywood’s devils Harvey Weinstein is a reminder that Hollywood's relationship with liberalism is mired in contradiction and failures of ideals. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Sending nude selfies doesn’t qualify as ‘indecent exposure,’ says Maine high court "The State's construction of section 854(1)(B) could therefore not only criminalize private behavior between consenting adults, but also subject to prosecution individuals who appear in photographs, which could burden well-established free speech and due process rights." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   D.C. government won’t appeal concealed-carry rights case to the Supreme Court D.C. apparently thought it likely that the Supreme Court would agree with the D.C. Circuit panel majority, and conclude that the Second Amendment includes a right of law-abiding adults to carry guns in most public places (albeit subject to various regulations and generally available licensing requirements). By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   The United States is not on the same page with allies on Iran Let's get real on Iran By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Please, try to avoid seeing ‘Blade Runner 2049’ as a cheap political parable "Blade Runner 2049" is timely because of the big questions it asks, not because of any allusion you might see to contemporary politics. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  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. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. 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