Saturday, 13 January 2018

Today's Opinions: This week of Trump was appalling. And typical.

 
Opinions
 
 
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
This week of Trump was appalling. And typical.
His criticism of libel laws and the judiciary should not be dismissed as mere bloviations.
Here's who — and what — America wouldn't have had without Haitians
Toussaint, Audubon, Gottschalk, Du Bois, Poitier, to name a few.
 
 
Why do we let immigrants from 'holes' into our country? Because of people like this.
People like Ngozi and Nicky Anosike renew our energy and values.
 
Progressives rejoice at a stunning gift: The right to pump their own gas
Filling their own tanks isn't a 21st-century example of Manifest Destiny.
 
 
How to make an innocent client plead guilty
It's simple. Just let the criminal justice system work its magic.
 
I know Glenn Simpson. He's not a Hillary Clinton hit man.
Accusations that the Fusion GPS leader is a biased puppet ignore his past takedowns.
 
 
Editorial Cartoons
America's image in the world is becoming Trump Towering Inferno Trump's 'shithole' slip of the tongue
Come experience the runaround. Good thing he will have a physical on Friday so the doctor can check out his white-coated tongue.
 
 
The Post's View
Medicaid work requirements are a solution in search of a problem
The Trump administration's move isn't backed up by the realities of Medicaid recipients.
 
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Burma prosecutes two for the 'crime' of investigative journalism
They must be freed if the country has even a shred of respect for democracy.
 
 
'Shithole' wasn't the most offensive part of Trump's Haiti comments
The vulgarity and the insult to other nations are surpassed by a deep disrespect.
 
 
"Free for All" Letters
A dishonest analysis of Woody Allen
Richard Morgan's Jan. 7 Outlook essay about Woody Allen, "Making art out of lechery," was deeply dishonest. Morgan talked in present tense about "an 82-year-old's fixation with 18-year-olds,...
 
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Latest Blogs
Sinclair's Circa website lays off staffers in restructuring move
General news website plus 2018 equals cost reductions and consolidation.
 
A 'shithole' lesson for pundits: Do you really want to praise President Trump?
Think twice or three times before doing so. Because this president will make you pay the price.
 
 
We should be afraid of Peter Thiel
This starts to look an awful lot like book-burning.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
 
The day Donald Trump first became a stable genius
He discovered he could read German. He loved reading, full stop.
 
 
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