Thursday 30 November 2017

Today's Opinions: Our political foundation is rotting away

 
Opinions
 
 
Jeff Roberson / AP
Our political foundation is rotting away
The longer the president is in power, the weaker our country will become.
The national security emergency we're not talking about
The Trump administration is hollowing out our diplomatic capabilities.
 
The Supreme Court should let states set their own sports gambling laws
Bet on federalism.
 
 
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.
 
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.
 
A moment of truth for our country's financial future
We simply can't afford another round of debt-busting tax cuts.
 
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Kill the tax bill
Future Americans will be forced to pick up the tab.
 
Why are Republicans raising taxes on millions of Americans?
This is a violation of a fundamental GOP principle.
 
 
Editorial Cartoons
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.
 
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Republicans may add a 'trigger' to their tax bill. It won't work.
A provision to make up for lost revenue falls short.
 
 
Congress must do right by victims of harassment
New allegations should be rigorously investigated — and past misdeeds disclosed.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Matt Lauer: An NBC News scandal built for the long haul
Accused sexual harasser v. accused sexual harasser.
 
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.
 
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Some awful solutions to the sexual assault problem I've actually heard proposed
Some bad ideas.
 
 
A constitutional right to discriminate?
In abortions, speech, religion, intimate association, prostitution, and more.
 
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