Saturday's Opinions: Orlando, Jo Cox and the deadly ideas that shape our world

The menacing Trump is a danger we can confront; Wendell Willkie's 1940 nomination: When party establishments mattered; No to making 'yes mean yes' the standard for determining rape; Trump is woefully ignorant about minority youths in America; Repeat, retreat, reload: Why can't we do something sensible about guns?; Azerbaijan imprisoned me. Pharrell Williams and others should stop helping my jailers.; The inconveniences of living near a vineyard; D.C. leaders are thinking small on statehood; This is no way to draft a constitution; Father's Day as a free man; Republicans' fowl response to the Orlando terrorist attack; The U.S. has a responsibility to help to solve the refugee crisis; Mr. Trump's rhetorical poison is trickling into America's schools; Open Thread; Against ‘dad jokes’; Happy Hour Roundup; Fox News’s Bill Hemmer hammers authorities on Orlando: ‘How come they’re not answering questions?’; Winning half the war won’t do; Give Bernie Sanders some time     Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Anne Applebaum Orlando, Jo Cox and the deadly ideas that shape our world Were the killers' actions the result of personality disorders, or were they political? Or both? Read more » Latest Columns   Ruth Marcus The menacing Trump is a danger we can confront After the past week, we cannot be a fearful public susceptible to the tyrant who vows to implement quick solutions. Read more »     George F. Will Wendell Willkie's 1940 nomination: When party establishments mattered Willkie lost the election, but the coming war would be won. Read more »   Molly Roberts No to making 'yes mean yes' the standard for determining rape Anti-assault advocates say the new affirmative-consent code will make college policies friendlier to victims. But, do you remember being 21? Read more »   Colbert I. King Trump is woefully ignorant about minority youths in America Keep that "no spirit" garbage to yourself, Trump. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Repeat, retreat, reload: Why can't we do something sensible about guns? This shouldn't be too terribly hard to figure out. Read more »   Khadija Ismayilova Azerbaijan imprisoned me. Pharrell Williams and others should stop helping my jailers. The country's rulers are getting help in perpetuating their repression machine. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Robert Butler The inconveniences of living near a vineyard What happens when your neighbor is a vineyard. Read more »   Timothy Cooper D.C. leaders are thinking small on statehood A legislature should better represent the people than the D.C. Council. Read more »   Peter Eicher This is no way to draft a constitution For five people to wield complete control over the content of a constitution is not a democratic process. Read more »   Rudolph Norris Father's Day as a free man We are all better off when our sentences fit our crimes. Read more »   Dana Milbank Republicans' fowl response to the Orlando terrorist attack The GOP bravely repelled an imaginary threat to hamburgers. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Here’s what we’re in in 2016, and what we’re in for Follow the campaign money Cartoon for June 13, 2016. Why is it so hard to enact gun control laws?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The U.S. has a responsibility to help to solve the refugee crisis Refugees, including unaccompanied children, make harrowing journeys to escape war; the United States and the E.U. must do more to help them. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Mr. Trump's rhetorical poison is trickling into America's schools The presumptive GOP nominee's anti-Muslim rhetoric is trickling down through society, and young students feel its sting. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Open Thread All yours. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Against ‘dad jokes’ Puns are more than 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 »   Fox News’s Bill Hemmer hammers authorities on Orlando: ‘How come they’re not answering questions?’ Host also talks about his much-discussed rejoinder to President Obama's stay-the-course news conference after the Paris attacks. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Winning half the war won’t do Trading the devil we know for Iran. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Give Bernie Sanders some time No reason to panic. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  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. 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