Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Today's Opinions: Is the president a patriot?

 
Opinions
 
 
Is the president a patriot?
In tearing down his predecessors, Trump disparages America.
Edie Windsor, left, and lawyer Roberta Kaplan arrive at the Supreme Court in 2013. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Roberta Kaplan takes on the neo-Nazis and other bigots who terrorized Charlottesville
"This is not a defamation case."
Is #MeToo just the outrage du jour?
Harvey Weinstein may be the tipping point for dealing with sexual harassment.
 
An international guide to Donald Trump
The president heads to Asia in November. Here are some things his hosts can note in their preparations for his visit.
 
 
President Trump cooks up a soufflé of dysfunction
If you imagine the White House as a struggling restaurant, how many bad dishes can it serve before we call it flop?
 
Congress is on the offensive against Americans with disabilities
New legislation would return them to second-class citizenship.
 
The old obit man looks around
I tell myself to buckle down. Pay attention. Do your job. Don't kill time.
 
Here's who should run the Fed next
And what he should worry about.
 
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Thank you, Vince Reed, Washington's education hero
As teacher, principal and superintendent, he refused to accept dysfunction.
 
If Senate Republicans don't want the majority, they are doing everything exactly right
They will learn a very tough lesson in 13 months if they insist on business their way.
 
A dazzling spectacle of China's totalitarianism
At the communist congress, expect projection of power and false pretense of procedure.
 
The GOP-led Congress is on a ruinous course
The provisions of the vile budget resolution are destructive and absurd.
 
 
Editorial Cartoons
Drug czar nominee story leaves nation shocked. Shocked. The Senate majority leader shows us what he's made of
It feels almost as if we've been drugged. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joins President Trump for a press conference in the Rose Garden, proving once again that pushing the GOP agenda and holding the majority are more important than the country's interests.
 
 
The Post's View
Janet Yellen deserves a second term as Fed chair
She has a proven track record of competence and care in the conduct of the nation's monetary policy.
 
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The hope for change in Venezuela suffers a crushing blow
This week's election results suggest that another avenue for potential change has closed.
 
 
Saying farewell to a local icon of national renown
Vincent Reed, the former superintendent of D.C. Public Schools, enriched the lives of children around the city.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Gretchen Carlson cites 'total hypocrisy' in mystery news organization's Weinstein coverage
Someone found a way around Gretchen Carlson's inability to address Fox News topics.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
 
Who can access your e-mails after you die?
A new case, from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, on the intersection between the pearly gates and the cloud.
Federal court blocks enforcement of Trump's Travel Ban 3.0
The court found that Travel Ban 3.0 has many of the same flaws as its predecessor. It is just the beginning of what will likely be a prolonged legal battle over the new travel ban.
 
 
FCC chairman rejects possibility (raised by Trump) of revoking broadcasters' licenses for supposed 'Fake News'
"The FCC, under my leadership, will stand for the First Amendment."
 
 
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