Today's Opinions: Everything here is fake

It's time for Fairfax County to finally be transparent about harassment in the fire department; Bring buskers into the conversation

Robert D. Kaplan Everything here is fake Never before have we had to fight for democracy and individual rights as we do now in this new and dark age of technology. Read more » Dave Statter It's time for Fairfax County to finally be transparent about harassment in the fire department Almost two years after a female firefighter's suicide, county leaders still haven't come clean about the complaints from women in the department. Read more »   Andrew Moyseowicz Bring buskers into the conversation Good noise-control policy must balance the needs of residents with the city's creative class. Read more »      David Von Drehle The opioid crisis is a government failure of epic proportions An arresting photo essay shows the human costs of a disaster that deserves better. Read more »      Dana Milbank Trump's advisers are gluttons for punishment The second-tier advisers of this administration run for the exits or stay and suffer. Read more »   Anne Applebaum In Europe, political parties would rather stay out of power Voters nowadays dislike the idea of anybody in power, so as soon as politicians take office, they fall out of favor with them. Read more »      Ruth Marcus You, reader, are being denied due process The Trump-centric news universe has sometimes kept us from recognizing important stories. Read more »      George F. Will Could a Democrat be the best of both worlds in red-state America? Conor Lamb doesn't sound much like other Democrats, but he sounds even less like Donald Trump, and that makes him a contender in a special election. Read more »      Christine Emba Twitter is sick. The prognosis is grim. The social-media giant is asking for outside help to improve the "health" of conversation on its platform. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump gives the students plenty of food for thought Draining the Trump presidency Junkbox. Tumult for Manafort, Kushner, Sessions and Hicks.   The Post's View How to make Trump's terrible trade decision a bit less terrible American relationships and trade stability require untangling the mess the president has made in his announcements on steel and aluminum imports. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   The courts have spoken on gender discrimination. Congress needs to do the same. Congressional legislation would make discrimination protections much more clear nationwide. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Philadelphia steps away from penalizing poverty More should follow suit. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT "Free for All" Letters The story of a former Jefferson slave gives us a window to history Regarding David K. Ronka's Feb. 18 Local Opinions essay, "The sadness of Jefferson's freed slaves": When Thomas Jefferson died, his neighbor Thomas Gilmer of Gilmerton Plantation bought Jefferson's... Letters to the Editor   •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Our new policy on trade is 'bwkljkwljsdklfjafs.' And it's a jumbled mess. I hope we can take more of this! By Alexandra Petri  •   ComPost   •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   The Plum Line   •   Read more »   The Jared time bomb Kushner must go sooner rather than later. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Facebook admits mistake in flagging satire about CNN spinning the news with a washing machine The social media giant shouldn't have penalized a post that was pure satire from the get-go. By Erik Wemple  •   Read more »   Steel and aluminum tariffs go over like a lead balloon Trump's blunder alarms allies By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071