Today's Opinions: Trump’s mental meltdown

Was Al Franken's punishment fair? No city would ever pass this tax bill

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Joe Scarborough Trump's mental meltdown He's unravelling, and it couldn't have come at a more perilous time. Read more »    Ruth Marcus Was Al Franken's punishment fair? I don't have a full grasp of the facts. Do you? Do his colleagues? Read more »   John Hamilton No city would ever pass this tax bill What is going on in Congress? Read more »      Catherine Rampell China isn't America's rival — pinkie swear The country wants you to think its attempt to dislodge the U.S. from its unipolar power perch is a "misunderstanding." Read more »      Michael Gerson Republicans are failing the Roy Moore test When it comes to morality, the GOP has no limiting principle. Read more »      Eugene Robinson What if Mueller catches Trump — and it isn't enough? If this Congress refuses to stand up for justice, we need to elect a Congress that will. Read more »   Steve Bullock President Trump, come see what makes America great Trump is planning the largest elimination of protected land in our history. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT    David Ignatius The real reason the world economy is surging And why we should be optimistic. Read more »      Fareed Zakaria Trump's Jerusalem decision isn't diplomacy. It's pandering. This action will lead to greater polarization and discord in the Middle East. Read more »   Philip Allen Lacovara Yes, Trump could be indicted. The 'Nixon tapes' case proves it. In that case, the Supreme Court rejected essentially the same point that Trump supporters are making. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes In the high crimes department, things are getting, shall we say, testy Enablers of the Year We may get a failure of institutions The voices that allow a con man to stay in the office of the president of the United States.   The Post's View An unnamed American remains in custody with no lawyer. His jailer is the U.S. military. He is suspected of having fought with Islamic State forces, but keeping his identity secret to prevent him from exercising his legal rights is unjust. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Al Franken's departure is a welcome sign Congressional leaders must make clear that no level of sexual harassment will be tolerated. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Barbara Comstock offers a realistic lifeline for Metro New legislation might form the basis for reforming a besieged transit system. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Delaware requires political party balance on state courts; First Amendment violation, says federal court Political party discrimination is allowed in certain important positions. By Eugene Volokh  •   The Volokh Conspiracy   •   Read more »   Why is ABC News skating on its Trump-info-sharing foul? Little follow-up about a major news organization crossing a line. By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   Study finds heroin trade, mistrust of police most likely causes of surge in big-city homicides When people don't trust the police, murders go unsolved. By Radley Balko  •   The Watch   •   Read more »   Al Franken doesn't seem to understand why he had to resign from the Senate Powerful men are finally being treated like everyone else. No wonder they're confused. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •   Act Four   •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Must Reads newsletter Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. 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