Friday's Opinions: Jill Stein’s fairy-tale candidacy

Donald Trump is a flake and a fraud; Australians are mortified by Trump's rise; Trump's repellent inner circle; Don't blame the feds for hurting small businesses; The bribery standard; Donald Trump must think we're all fools; How Republican candidates can survive the Trump Train wreck; What the Olympics reveal about the world; Same-sex marriage is legal. Virginia's constitution should catch up with the law.; Joe Arpaio, America's scofflaw sheriff; Jill Stein's fairy-tale candidacy; A transcript of Jill Stein’s meeting with The Washington Post editorial board; The AP and WikiLeaks are brawling over a privacy story; Happy Hour Roundup; Clinton’s ‘alt-right’ speech offers moderate GOP voters an escape from the nightmare of Trumpism; Hillary skewers Trump on racism; MSNBC parenthetically fact-checks Donald Trump     Alex Brandon / AP Editorial Board Jill Stein's fairy-tale candidacy The Green Party presidential nominee has some nice ideas, but they are poorly formed and impractical. Read more » Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Donald Trump is a flake and a fraud It's an illusion to think that a vote for Donald Trump is a vote for any particular policy. Read more »     David Ignatius Australians are mortified by Trump's rise Only 11 percent support Trump, and 59 percent say their country shouldn't join in U.S. military action if Trump is elected. Read more »     Michael Gerson Trump's repellent inner circle It's no act — Donald Trump's ideal leader has the traits of a reality television star. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Don't blame the feds for hurting small businesses Most red tape comes from state and local governments. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Charles Krauthammer The bribery standard Newly released State Department-Clinton Foundation emails reinforce Hillary Clinton's sorry pattern of playing fast and loose with ethical standards. Read more »   Danielle Allen Donald Trump must think we're all fools His hypocrisy in not releasing his tax forms shows that he doesn't respect anyone's intelligence. Read more »   Whit Ayres How Republican candidates can survive the Trump Train wreck "Think local" should be the mantra of down-ticket politicians uneasy with the GOP presidential nominee. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria What the Olympics reveal about the world Population size, economics and smart government are key to winning medals. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump’s immigration plan has put him in an embarrassing spot Men: Stop telling women what to wear What goes around comes around. The French burkini ban evokes similarities with the morality police in Iran and Saudi Arabia.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Same-sex marriage is legal. Virginia's constitution should catch up with the law. The state still defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Joe Arpaio, America's scofflaw sheriff Joe Arpaio has thumbed his nose at a federal court for years. Now he has been referred for prosecution. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Jill Stein's fairy-tale candidacy The Green Party presidential nominee has some nice ideas, but they are poorly formed and impractical. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs A transcript of Jill Stein’s meeting with The Washington Post editorial board The Green Party nominee for president met with the editorial board on Thursday. By Post Opinions Staff  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The AP and WikiLeaks are brawling over a privacy story Radical-transparency organization complains that media organization wasn't sufficiently radically transparent prior to publication. 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 »   Clinton’s ‘alt-right’ speech offers moderate GOP voters an escape from the nightmare of Trumpism Her speech casting Trump as a racist and white nationalist was pitched to decent Republican voters. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Hillary skewers Trump on racism Clinton nails it: Trump is an unhinged racist By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   MSNBC parenthetically fact-checks Donald Trump Is the former secretary of state really in hiding? Nah, she's about to make a public appearance. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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