Today's Opinions: Our political foundation is rotting away

The national security emergency we're not talking about; The Supreme Court should let states set their own sports gambling laws

Jeff Roberson / AP E.J. Dionne Jr. Our political foundation is rotting away The longer the president is in power, the weaker our country will become. Read more » Madeleine K. Albright The national security emergency we're not talking about The Trump administration is hollowing out our diplomatic capabilities. Read more »      George F. Will The Supreme Court should let states set their own sports gambling laws Bet on federalism. Read more »   Robert E. Rubin No serious lawmaker should support this tax bill Building an anti-deficit trigger into the GOP plan won't work; the bill is flawed and the fix is unrealistic. Read more »      Dana Milbank Trump says pharma gets away with murder. Alex Azar is the guy with the hatchet. Trump's nominee for HHS secretary goes through the revolving door once again. Read more »   Alan Simpson Erskine Bowles A moment of truth for our country's financial future We simply can't afford another round of debt-busting tax cuts. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT    Robert J. Samuelson Kill the tax bill Future Americans will be forced to pick up the tab. Read more »      Marc A. Thiessen Why are Republicans raising taxes on millions of Americans? This is a violation of a fundamental GOP principle. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The Republican tax plan has become the Ship of Fooling Themselves Time to hold the president accountable And everyone else. There are at least 13 women who have accused Trump of inappropriate sexual behavior, yet the president tweets about Matt Lauer's firing.   The Post's View Trump retweets hate The president's tweets are often absurd and demeaning. But his retweets of anti-Muslim videos are beyond the pale. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Republicans may add a 'trigger' to their tax bill. It won't work. A provision to make up for lost revenue falls short. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Congress must do right by victims of harassment New allegations should be rigorously investigated — and past misdeeds disclosed. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Matt Lauer: An NBC News scandal built for the long haul Accused sexual harasser v. accused sexual harasser. By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   How to flirt safely (by a guy who is definitely not about to be fired for harassment) It's just this "flirty business" of media we all love. 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 »   Some awful solutions to the sexual assault problem I've actually heard proposed Some bad ideas. By Alexandra Petri  •   ComPost   •   Read more »   A constitutional right to discriminate? In abortions, speech, religion, intimate association, prostitution, and more. By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more » Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. 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