Today's Opinions: An abusive creep’s defense

The religious right carries its golden calf into Steve Bannon's battles; Trump's tax proposal won't actually help the middle class. Here's what would.

Eugene Robinson An abusive creep's defense The era of personal liberation never approved of the things Weinstein is accused of doing. Read more »    Michael Gerson The religious right carries its golden calf into Steve Bannon's battles These conservatives have chosen idoltary over faith. Read more »      Catherine Rampell Trump's tax proposal won't actually help the middle class. Here's what would. Expanding the earned income and child tax credits are two places to start. Read more »      Richard Cohen Harvey Weinstein isn't a typical liberal Sexual abuse isn't partisan — that's one lesson from Weinstein's and O'Reilly's downfall. Read more »      Dana Milbank Trump's Cabinet is the absolute best of all time. Ever. I'm proud of the president for recognizing its greatness. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Daniel Hemel How states can save the Obamacare exchanges Trump's latest attack threatens state exchanges. If states sue, they'll win. Read more »      Ro Khanna Trump beat Silicon Valley at its own game. Now it must prove itself. The tech world must fight to deepen our democracy. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Some came of age in a different era, like the paleolithic one We're going down a rabbit hole The boy's club. We're continuing down into chaos and uncertainty eight months into the Trump administration   The Post's View The government's shameful role in the opioid crisis Glaring government breakdowns contributed to crippling DEA enforcement against opioid distributors. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The United States can't afford to ignore ethnic cleavages in Iraq The consequences can be seen in Kirkuk. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Whatever courts say, Trump's new travel ban is still bad policy Lawsuits against the latest iteration of the ban might have less legal success, but that doesn't change its cruelty. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Georgia's conservative Supreme Court: Compelled breathanalyzer tests violate state privilege against self-incrimination An interesting decision from a conservative court, based chiefly on originalism (with a twist) and on respect for longstanding precedent. By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more »   The Kurdistan quagmire proves Newton's Third Law In Middle East politics, as in physics, every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. By David Ignatius  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   Hecklers shout down California attorney general and Assembly majority leader at Whittier College Such interference with others' free speech rights can be criminally punished, though it's not clear whether a prosecution would be forthcoming here. By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more » California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes proposal to codify federal regulations on campus sexual harassment "Thoughtful legal minds have increasingly questioned whether federal and state actions to prevent and redress sexual harassment and assault -- well-intentioned as they are -- have also unintentionally resulted in some colleges' failure to uphold due process for accused students." By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more » Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. Sign Up  »         Share Opinions:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Opinions or because it is included in your subscription. 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