Today's Opinions: The volume is all the way up to 11

A cake is food, not speech. But why bully the baker?; The 'due process' assault freak-out is a fever dream

David Von Drehle The volume is all the way up to 11 Trump, Twitter, Tillerson, tax bills, borrowing, bitcoin barter, bubbles . . . we're headed toward the cliff. Read more » Essdras M Suarez for the Washington Post / Essdras M Suarez� Ruth Marcus Flynn's takedown may be the moment everything changed Mueller is closing in. Read more »    George F. Will A cake is food, not speech. But why bully the baker? The same-sex marriage fight is over. Time for the victors to act a bit more magnanimous. Read more »      Christine Emba The 'due process' assault freak-out is a fever dream The Constitution doesn't oblige NBC to retain Matt Lauer until a court somewhere passes judgment. Read more »   Elaine Rose Glickman My assaulter is just one 'click' away I like that I might be able to upend his existence, the way he once upended mine. Read more »   Colbert I. King Should Vincent Gray seek his old job? Revenge for his reelection loss is a poor reason to run, but the popular Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has some weaknesses. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Reports say that Trump isn't worried; he's having a blast Flynn's ties that bind Cue the evil laugh, if he ever laughed, that is. Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about Russian contacts.   The Post's View The Russia affair just got bigger Michael Flynn's guilty plea shows coordination with Russia to undermine Obama's foreign policy. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Is Russia covering up a nuclear accident? A mysterious radiation cloud is a disturbing echo of Chernobyl. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT This high school graduation won widespread praise. Was it a fraud? D.C.'s Ballou High graduated many students despite failing grades and unacceptable absences. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   We counterprotesters outnumbered the protesters As one of the counterprotesters in a photograph from the Boston Common appearing with the Nov. 19 National Digest, I was disappointed in the misleading caption. Between its opening emphasis on the "... Read more »   "Free for All" Letters Attention, logophiles: Words change. (And they should.) In his Nov. 11 Free for All letter, "Putting a foot down on 'podium,' " George Chartier wrote a valiant plea for journalists to use correct English, citing the  improper use of "podium" instead of "le... Letters to the Editor   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Latest Blogs Is Mike Pence a fool or a knave? Either he was used or he lied. By Colbert I. King  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   Walmart stocked a shirt that suggested lynching journalists. This isn't new. An algorithm misses the mark again. By Molly Roberts  •   PostPartisan   •   Read more »   NBC News pledges a 'review' of Matt Lauer scandal Memo describes former host's behavior as "appalling." By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   'The Trump Show' Season 1, Week 45: 'False statements' In any other show, we'd be in the endgame. But for "The Trump Show," this chaos is just the beginning. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •   Act Four   •   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