Saturday 28 May 2016

Saturday's Opinions: The Hail Mary gamble of voting for Trump

Sponsored by Qualcomm | Hillary Clinton's self-inflicted damage; An independence day for Britain?; The left won the culture war. Will they be merciful?; Iran's Holocaust denial is part of a malevolent strategy; How Congress abuses taxpayers in the District; Obama's racial legacy; Our military spends a fortune on war but little when our forces come home; At Arlington Cemetery, reflecting on the cost of our freedom; Why I support the name 'Redskins'; Maryland has started on prison reform. But what about the thousands in jails?; Why the new report on Hillary Clinton's email is so damning; It's time to shut down the special panel on fetal tissue research; On Ukraine, the E.U. should not follow Russia's script; For D.C. Council; Happy Hour Roundup; A better candidate for Florida; How the Kurds’ neighbors play games to block the expansion of ‘Greater Kurdistan’; Can Democrats soothe the Bern?; The post-Trump solution for Republicans; Clinton needs to keep one image in mind
 
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The Hail Mary gamble of voting for Trump
To address the populist crisis, we must look at voters' resentments and fear of loss.
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Hillary Clinton's self-inflicted damage
The irony may be that her urge for privacy produces the opposite of what she needs.
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An independence day for Britain?
The country should vote to liberate itself from the bloated leviathan that is the E.U.
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The left won the culture war. Will they be merciful?
Religious conservatives are rethinking their role in American society and politics.
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Iran's Holocaust denial is part of a malevolent strategy
Tehran exploits anti-Semitism in a war for Muslim minds.
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How Congress abuses taxpayers in the District
A despotic Congress stops the District from collecting what it's due.
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Obama's racial legacy
It was all about the hope — and not so much about the change.
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Our military spends a fortune on war but little when our forces come home
The true cost of war.
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At Arlington Cemetery, reflecting on the cost of our freedom
What I saw from a green hill at Arlington.
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Why I support the name 'Redskins'
I've been fighting in favor of using the team's name since 2014.
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Maryland has started on prison reform. But what about the thousands in jails?
Criminal-justice reform has to go beyond prisons.
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Why the new report on Hillary Clinton's email is so damning
There is no good reason for her obsessive secrecy.
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Editorial Cartoons
The important revelation in Trump’s tax returns might be very small Trump talking trash
Cartoon for May 29, 2016. What Trump says about Muslims, women, and immigrants isn't the only garbage coming out of his mouth.
 
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It's time to shut down the special panel on fetal tissue research
From the start, it has been driven by ideology, not a desire for the truth.
 
On Ukraine, the E.U. should not follow Russia's script
Even with the release of pilot Nadiya Savchenko, world leaders should resist the temptation to ease sanctions on Mr. Putin's regime.
 
For D.C. Council
Incumbents Vincent Orange, Brandon Todd, Yvette Alexander and LaRuby May have earned voters' support in the June 14 Democratic primary.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
A better candidate for Florida
Rubio needs to leave D.C. for a spell
 
How the Kurds’ neighbors play games to block the expansion of ‘Greater Kurdistan’
Groups like the YPG and PKK would be wiser -- and more effective -- if they could make common cause.
 
Can Democrats soothe the Bern?
An interview with Democratic National Convention Platform Drafting Committee chair Elijah Cummings.
 
The post-Trump solution for Republicans
Conservatives should take a page from a winning 1990s playbook.
 
Clinton needs to keep one image in mind
The Daisy ad is ideal for beating Trump
 
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