Saturday's Opinions: The Cincinnati Zoo gorilla, the Stanford case and why parenting is so complicated

Freedom to kill, permission to die; In Britain, anti-Semitism endures; A doctor's dilemma: Do I prescribe opioids?; 47 years ago, Hillary Clinton's practice nomination speech; Now, Election Day is the only thing that matters; We're young. We're smart. We want to vote.; Keep Maryland at the forefront of service; Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has an abysmal climate record; Gov. Andrew Cuomo: If you boycott Israel, New York state will boycott you; The day Muhammad Ali made me a villain — and later repaid me; E.U. referendum exposes Britain's political decay; This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform; Eritrea's culture of fear; Happy Hour Roundup; Donald Trump just said policy won’t matter in this election. He’s wrong.; Trump’s dangerous disdain for substance; Israel makes do without a steady U.S. ally; Why the 2016 campaign may be the most personality-driven ever; Why folks are losing their minds over Paul Ryan’s stance on Donald Trump     Lorenzo Patoia / ISTOCKPHOTO   Ruth Marcus The Cincinnati Zoo gorilla, the Stanford case and why parenting is so complicated Big news stories of the past week have heightened the debate over proper parenting. Read more » Latest Columns   Kathleen Parker Freedom to kill, permission to die By legalizing doctor-assisted suicide, further tampering with our medical culture of healing, we're inviting unintended consequences. Read more »     George F. Will In Britain, anti-Semitism endures It survives by mutating, even migrating across the political spectrum from the right to the left. Read more »   Alison Block A doctor's dilemma: Do I prescribe opioids? Opioid painkillers are dangerous. But many of my patients see them as their only option. Read more »   Alyssa Rosenberg 47 years ago, Hillary Clinton's practice nomination speech At her graduation from Wellesley in 1969, the future presumptive nominee spoke of "politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible possible." Read more »   Colbert I. King Now, Election Day is the only thing that matters There is not much more to learn about the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees. Read more »   Maya Gonzales Fitzpatrick and Becca Richie We're young. We're smart. We want to vote. Letting 16-year-olds pay taxes but not cast a ballot isn't right. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Shirley Sagawa Keep Maryland at the forefront of service The state's next U.S. senator should help protect community-based service programs. Read more »   Ladelle McWhorter and Mike Tidwell Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has an abysmal climate record He needs to do more than plant a tree. Read more »   Andrew Cuomo Gov. Andrew Cuomo: If you boycott Israel, New York state will boycott you New York's new executive order aims to protect our ally from the discriminatory BDS movement. Read more »   Michael Satchell The day Muhammad Ali made me a villain — and later repaid me The Louisville Lip taunted me for a crowd of fans. But that was only half the story. Read more »   Sebastian Mallaby E.U. referendum exposes Britain's political decay Both sides at fault in this desultory campaign. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Some Republicans are hoping you’ve forgotten the financial crisis already The Republicans are trapped in a big orange blob Cartoon for June 12, 2016. The GOP can't seem to escape a Trump nomination.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform With the Stop Act, Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) wants to take members of Congress out of the endless fundraising loop. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Eritrea's culture of fear Thousands are fleeing the African nation where human rights abuses are rampant. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Donald Trump just said policy won’t matter in this election. He’s wrong. Trump ridicules Hillary Clinton for offering policy proposals. Here's what that means. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump’s dangerous disdain for substance The perils of knowing virtually nothing about any policy issue. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Israel makes do without a steady U.S. ally Israel is out fending for itself in ways it was never forced to do so before. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Why the 2016 campaign may be the most personality-driven ever Even Hillary Clinton, the wonkiest of candidates, will want to make it all about personality. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Why folks are losing their minds over Paul Ryan’s stance on Donald Trump A good man finds it difficult to do the right thing. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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