Friday's Opinions: College students run crying to Daddy Administrator

Sanders's scorched-earth campaign is a gift to Trump; Donald, Hillary and the Bernie factor; Fact-checking in a 'post-fact world'; We need an American Foreign Legion; Turkey is making it impossible for millions of refugees to get the help they need; Why is the number of U.S. start-ups falling?; Much-needed relief for debt-ridden Puerto Rico; Republicans' stunningly illogical attempt to end the District's budget autonomy; Scientists refute the scaremongering about GMOs; ‘And they all lived happily ever after': If fairy tales went like the Megyn Kelly-Trump interview; New York Times staffer tweets out op-ed critical of Trump, faces anti-Semitic avalanche; Trump is not as irresponsible as Sanders, but he’s close; Happy Hour Roundup; Two things I learned playing ‘Jeopardy!’ for charity; Hillary Clinton says what Republicans should have     Samotrebizan / Bigstock   Catherine Rampell College students run crying to Daddy Administrator Administrators are all too willing to play parent. That's bad for students — and our democracy. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Sanders's scorched-earth campaign is a gift to Trump If the Vermont senator isn't careful, he could put the GOP back in the White House. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Donald, Hillary and the Bernie factor We are unlikely to go the next six months without a significant crisis. How will the candidates react? Read more »   Anne Applebaum Fact-checking in a 'post-fact world' Donald Trump takes advantage of the public's profound, social-media-fueled cynicism. Read more »   Sean McFate We need an American Foreign Legion Volunteer freedom fighters could project U.S. power while avoiding the pitfalls of contractors. Read more »   Ben Smilowitz and Emily Troutman Turkey is making it impossible for millions of refugees to get the help they need The nation is preventing the world from learning how those it is hosting are faring. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Why is the number of U.S. start-ups falling? The share of companies as a percentage of all firms has plunged since the late 1970s. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Megyn Kelly asked Trump the hard question that was all too easy Bernie is waving his arms around again Cartoon for May 19, 2016. Bernie Sanders isn't looking to defuse his most ardent supporters   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Much-needed relief for debt-ridden Puerto Rico House Republicans and the Obama administration reach a deal to help the U.S. territory. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Republicans' stunningly illogical attempt to end the District's budget autonomy The Senate and President Obama should reject a bill that would strip D.C. of the right to spend its own funds. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Scientists refute the scaremongering about GMOs A new report finds no harm from using genetically engineered crops, but calls for more research to boost their efficacy. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs ‘And they all lived happily ever after': If fairy tales went like the Megyn Kelly-Trump interview Prince Charming, to the last. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   New York Times staffer tweets out op-ed critical of Trump, faces anti-Semitic avalanche A tweet and a quote snowball into ugliness. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Trump is not as irresponsible as Sanders, but he’s close Bad and worse fiscal plans to choose from. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Two things I learned playing ‘Jeopardy!’ for charity My second-place finish earned Sasha Bruce Youthwork $14,800. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton says what Republicans should have When Clinton is the voice of sanity Republicans have screwed up By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071