Today's Opinions: Republicans’ attack on conservation law would shock their conservative predecessors

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Rick Bowmer / AP Lee Talbot Republicans' attack on conservation law would shock their conservative predecessors I should know. I wrote the Endangered Species Act for the Nixon administration. Read more »    Elizabeth Bruenig No, the Vanity Fair staffers behind the Clinton video shouldn't be fired The urge to drive people who have said or done offensive things out of their jobs isn't about pragmatism; it's punitive, and remarkably unprincipled. Read more »      Catherine Rampell Why do so many Republicans hate college? Some Republican politicians clearly view beating up on colleges as a way to prove their conservative bona fides Read more »      David Ignatius One nation, divided under Trump, with perilous consequences Could this divided country mobilize for war? Read more »   David E. Kendall Leave Robert Mueller alone Let's hope for the best from Congress,but protect and continue the work of the special counsel. Read more »      Fareed Zakaria The decline of U.S. influence is the great global story of our age Trump's administration is foolishly withdrawing the country into self-centered isolation. Read more »   Joe Scarborough A storm is gathering Churchill's ominous warnings to future generations will be more relevant to 2018 than the post-World War II years. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Newton N. Minow I had a front-row seat to the Pentagon Papers intrigue. Here's what happened. The Defense Department played games with Rand Corp. and lost. Read more »   Anne Applebaum The euphemisms I refuse to use in 2018 Words such as "far-right" and "populist" disguise what's actually at stake in our democracies. Read more »   Duke Fakir We're ripping off some of the best musicians of the last century. It needs to stop. Federal copyright law doesn't protect music made before 1972. That should change. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump explains his tax bill as different strokes for different folks The best Ann Telnaes cartoons of 2017 But everybody gets a cut. 2017 in review.   The Post's View A Chinese dissident takes on the dictatorship — and pays the price Activist and performance artist Wu Gan gets eight years for dramatizing the absurdity of China's police state. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Will this U.S. citizen get to see a lawyer before time runs out? A judge reaffirms the right to habeas corpus. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Letting Saudi Arabia host a chess tournament was a big mistake The kingdom bars the Israeli team, and a female champion stays home. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Open Thread All yours. By Greg Sargent  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   'Leave the lesbians out of it': Who wants to edit Milo Yiannopoulos? Comments on the "ugly-people chapter" are included in this post. By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   Afternoon links: NYC crime at lowest rate in 60 years Plus: Activist Erica Garner suffers severe heart attack, botched police raids hit the wrong house, and cop not liable for shooting at van full of children. By Radley Balko  •   The Watch   •   Read more » Guidelines for news-watching and staying sane in 2018 For starters, turn anger into action. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Blue states may get their revenge for the GOP tax bill Confusion resolved: The Republicans are to blame. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Recommended for you     The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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