Saturday, 20 January 2018

Today's Opinions: I wasn’t a Trump supporter. I am now.

 
Opinions
 
 
Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post
The tweets, statements and speeches that defined Trump's first year as president
We present the highlights: Year One of the Trump administration, as told by those who are (or were) part of it.
I wasn't a Trump supporter. I am now.
I thought he would govern as a progressive, but boy was I wrong.
 
Trump's short-term achievements will cost conservatives
At some point, those on the right will pay the price.
 
 
What's so extremely, uniquely wrong about Trump's presidency
It's neither ideology nor temperament. It's that he doesn't believe in American ideals and institutions.
 
This 24-year-old is an emblem of the White House's recklessness
Between firings and departures, the administration is light on experience — and loyalty.
 
 
Who's worthy of immigrating here? We may never decide.
A debate as old as the country itself, and, still, we keep pushing that rock up the hill.
 
Visit some national parks, Trump — and hurry
There's a real world awaiting our attention, and nowhere is it more awesome, more humbling than in our national parks.
 
 
Editorial Cartoons
Trump's latest step in his 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' plan A year of a Trump presidency
"Hush, baby." And why are we still here?
 
 
The Post's View
The pope asks for forgiveness on sex abuse. But he refuses to act.
The church must uproot the moral root at its core.
 
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A human rights worker in Chechnya is in peril
Precedent raises serious concerns about the fate of Oyub Titiev.
 
 
Firing principals and flunking students won't fix D.C.'s graduation problems
A disturbing number of students are graduating despite chronic absenteeism, but the solution requires thoughtful debate.
 
 
"Free for All" Letters
A Bible from his mother? Doesn't look like it.
In his Jan. 5 op-ed, "A 'postliterate' president?," Joe Scarborough mentioned President Trump's "Bible given to him by his mother." However, Trump's Bible was not given to him by his mother — even t...
 
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Sources: The Hill's John Solomon offered money to Bill Clinton for an interview series
The idea was to launch a series of interviews with elder statespeople, starting with the 42nd president of the United States.
 
 
Republicans are fooling themselves if they think they have a shutdown leg up
On top of everything, Trump wants out of town. Will he blink?
 
In shutdown showdown, Democrats should blink
If Congress shuts down the government, Democrats may take the heat.
 
 
Populism is no way to govern, and Trump is proving it
Populism is just a campaign spiel
 
 
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