Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Tuesday's Opinions: The ‘big price’ Paul Ryan has paid for supporting Donald Trump

Endorsing Trump will leave a mark; The dangerous new age of global autarky; Paul Ryan's profile in cowardice; In the age of Trump, a plea for pluralism; Republicans finally discover that Trump is an actual racist; Don't let polarizing politics derail how we talk about death; Trump's left-leaning gamble on foreign policy; Syria's children starve as America looks on; It's time for Hillary Clinton to hold more news conferences; Pope Francis takes a new tack on clergy sex abuse; CNN political commentator Jeffrey Lord has state-of-the-art defense for Trump’s attack on ‘Mexican’ judge; Happy Hour Roundup; Guess how many African American delegates are going to be at the Republican convention; Who can judge Donald Trump?; Donald Trump is antagonizing Republicans. It won’t be the last time.; Spare me the shock over Donald Trump’s racist remarks about judges
 
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J. Scott Applewhite
The 'big price' Paul Ryan has paid for supporting Donald Trump
The House speaker's reputation is not worth capitulating to the presumptive nominee.
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Latest Columns
Endorsing Trump will leave a mark
The near-70-year-old is not going to suddenly change his deeply flawed character.
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The dangerous new age of global autarky
From Britain to the United States to Asia, nations are taking a troubling turn inward.
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Paul Ryan's profile in cowardice
In capitulating to Donald Trump, the House speaker puts politics before principles.
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In the age of Trump, a plea for pluralism
Culturally and legally, the country needs a renaissance of tolerant discourse.
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Republicans finally discover that Trump is an actual racist
The presidential candidate wasn't just putting on a show for the primaries.
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Don't let polarizing politics derail how we talk about death
Offering lethal medication shouldn't be the only concern.
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Trump's left-leaning gamble on foreign policy
Clinton is campaigning as a center-right internationalist, while Trump is campaigning from the isolationist left.
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Editorial Cartoons
In California, the campaign fault-finding is about to begin The GOP sinks to the lowest level with Trump
Cartoon for June 7, 2016. Donald Trump says an American-born judge with a Mexican heritage won't be impartial in his case.
 
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The Post’s View
Syria's children starve as America looks on
Yet another Obama administration promise falls by the wayside.
 
It's time for Hillary Clinton to hold more news conferences
The Democratic front-runner should know that scrutiny from the press is part of the political process.
 
Pope Francis takes a new tack on clergy sex abuse
What's been lacking in holding bishops to account is not canon law. It's political will.
 
 
Latest Blogs
CNN political commentator Jeffrey Lord has state-of-the-art defense for Trump’s attack on ‘Mexican’ judge
State-of-the-art meaning: Absurd but creative.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Guess how many African American delegates are going to be at the Republican convention
This year could beat the 1964 convention for the lowest percentage of black delegates.
 
Who can judge Donald Trump?
Judge not!
 
Donald Trump is antagonizing Republicans. It won’t be the last time.
Ordinarily, partisans line up behind their candidate no matter what he does or says. Not this time.
 
Spare me the shock over Donald Trump’s racist remarks about judges
Have folks not been listening since June 16, 2015?
 
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