Friday, 16 February 2018

Today's Opinions: Why is it so hard for Trump to say that evil things are evil?

 
Opinions
 
 
Why is it so hard for Trump to say that evil things are evil?
Nazis, domestic violence, the epidemic of mass shootings — the list goes on.
There's another way to solve gerrymandering. It's as simple as cake.
Want to fix our broken political maps? Change the incentives of those drawing them.
 
There's a lot to be optimistic about these days. And then there's the Middle East.
A new approach is needed if the United States is to regain its influence in the region.
 
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How to tackle the biggest obstacle to finishing the war with the Islamic State
What's the answer to the toxic mix in Syria's battlespace? Not empowering Turkey's deeper meddling, surely.
 
The issue is not mental health. The issue is the guns.
Americans aren't allowed to buy surface-to-air missiles capable of blowing up airliners. So why are they allowed to buy assault rifles?
 
A vicious vortex of irrationality is sucking in the Republican Party
Blame the ability of social media to spread craziness and the embrace of that craziness by Trump.
 
 
The Second Amendment is being turned into a suicide pact
No other country experiences this kind of terror on an ongoing basis — save those that are actually at war.
 
The latest schoolhouse slaughter shows we have been defeated
We won't, or can't, do anything about mass shootings.
 
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Editorial Cartoons
Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan swing into post-shooting action as the swat-away team A very American memorial
They recognize a hazardous situation like the pros they are. Here's an idea for the next memorial on the National Mall.
 
 
The Post's View
Ban these weapons of war
The massacre at a Parkland, Fla., high school is just the latest to be carried out with an AR-15 assault-style rifle.
 
First came the massacre. Then came the coverup.
Burma must prosecute those involved in the mass murder of Rohingya Muslims.
 
 
Latest Blogs
'Criticize our work privately': NYT editorial page chief sends a 1,500-word treatise to colleagues
Some bizarre memo-ing from a top New York Times official.
 
Voters pay attention: On guns and Dreamers, Republicans reveal who they are
Republicans have practically no moderates
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
CNN raises concerns about 'Fox & Friends' stranglehold on Republican interviews
No pain, no gain on the Fox News morning program.
 
Trump renews nation's commitment to simply ignore gun violence and hope it goes away
This will send a strong message to anyone seeking notoriety from committing this sort of atrocity: You picked the wrong country.
 
 
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