Saturday's Opinions: The GOP surrenders to the dark side

Will eight justices become the new normal?; We're all implicated in the messy Gawker case; Trump's outlaw view of the judiciary; Britain, too, is infected with political silliness; Our next president must maintain America's strong partnership with India; There's no free ride — and even the cheap ones are costing D.C. taxpayers; As a senior citizen, a self-driving car will be my godsend; The federal government should buy coal plants, shut them down and pay to retrain their employees; Clinton displays her foreign policy bona fides; Help get our kids home safe; Make felons earn their rights; Not a dime more for Metro — yet; Students seek justice in Alexandria schools; It's official: The GOP is now the Party of Trump; This Fannie-Freddie resurrection needs to die; The world's tyrants clamp down on free speech — including against a king's dog; Confronting sex abuse in Prince George's County; Clinton strategist appeals for ‘fair’ airtime. Pipe dream?; Happy Hour Roundup; What will a suspension do for a Vox editor who urged anti-Trump riots?; Third Party Poopers; Trump is going nowhere with Latino voters. Here’s the proof.; The State Department’s woeful response in video tampering scandal     Drew Angerer / Getty Images   Kathleen Parker The GOP surrenders to the dark side The Republicans' Faustian bargain raises the question of what the party stands for. Read more » Latest Columns Laurence H. Tribe and Joshua Matz Will eight justices become the new normal? Long after the current Supreme Court vacancy is filled, eight-member courts may occur with depressing regularity. Read more »   Christine Emba We're all implicated in the messy Gawker case The speech we battle for should be held to some standard of value other than the number of clicks it generates. Read more »     Ruth Marcus Trump's outlaw view of the judiciary His ignorance and reliance on his gut over any guiding principle are disturbing. Read more »     George F. Will Britain, too, is infected with political silliness Labour's Jeremy Corbine is a reactionary masquerading as a revolutionary. Read more »   Nicholas Burns Our next president must maintain America's strong partnership with India Take the next step with this ally. Read more »   Colbert I. King There's no free ride — and even the cheap ones are costing D.C. taxpayers That cheap Circulator bus is costing D.C. taxpayers big bucks. Read more »   Jay Mathews As a senior citizen, a self-driving car will be my godsend It will be a more alert and more cautious driver than senior citizens like me will ever be. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Stephen L. Kass The federal government should buy coal plants, shut them down and pay to retrain their employees It's a feasible way to shift to clean energy and not leave coal workers and investors in the lurch. Read more »   Jane Harman Clinton displays her foreign policy bona fides Her powerful speech on national security was both nuanced and substantive. Read more »   Darren Woodruff and Marco Clark Help get our kids home safe Too often in D.C., schoolchildren are the targets of crime. Read more »   Sean Kennedy Make felons earn their rights We can help them to rejoin society through a post-release redemption-based system. Read more »   Paul Kupiec and Ryan Nabil Not a dime more for Metro — yet Management problems must be fixed before funding is increased. Read more »   Elizabeth Tibebu and Salem Mesfin Students seek justice in Alexandria schools After a promise, not much progress. Read more »     Dana Milbank It's official: The GOP is now the Party of Trump The party has now embraced a man who traffics in racist politics and conspiracy theories. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes It’s tricky coming up with questions that Donald Trump finds acceptable Trump says Hillary doesn’t look presidential Cartoon for June 5, 2016. Looks aren't important, Donald Trump- but your actions are.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View This Fannie-Freddie resurrection needs to die Restoring the private-gain, public-risk concept unreformed would benefit hedge funds, not taxpayers. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The world's tyrants clamp down on free speech — including against a king's dog Leaders in Turkey, Russia and other nations are punishing individuals who dare to express contrary views on the Internet. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Confronting sex abuse in Prince George's County The schools have begun to respond in the aftermath of a scandal. Much work remains. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Clinton strategist appeals for ‘fair’ airtime. Pipe dream? Taking apart Trump's stupidities requires hard work. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   What will a suspension do for a Vox editor who urged anti-Trump riots? Scold him for his views? Convince him to abandon them? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Third Party Poopers Maybe Mr. Nevertrump should run. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Trump is going nowhere with Latino voters. Here’s the proof. The threshold support Trump would need to win on Election Day is impossible to reach. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The State Department’s woeful response in video tampering scandal Do a real investigation and point fingers. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. 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