Friday's Opinions: When facts, logic and history don’t matter

What Shakespeare would say about this election; Both third-party candidates would be terrible presidents; Trump falls into Clinton's artfully laid trap; Can Republicans be rational?; A congressional car wreck; Congress's immigration scheme; The weakness of 'something larger than ourselves'; Why the rest of the world would hand Clinton a landslide victory; How corporations can be a force for good; The Obama administration is pushing Iraq into further chaos; Donald Trump's foundation of fakery; In Haiti's upcoming election, the stakes are higher than ever; Happy Hour Roundup; Sean Hannity, release your Orlando memo to Donald Trump; Trump’s newest legal problem: Cuba; Trump campaign to media: Trump showed great restraint in not mentioning Bill’s affairs. Also, please write about Bill’s affairs.; Where will #NeverEitherofThem go?; ‘Deepwater Horizon’ movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies the blame     Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images   Charles Krauthammer When facts, logic and history don't matter This election has been marked by outlandish distortions, hype and blatant disregard for the truth. Read more » Latest Columns   Michael Gerson What Shakespeare would say about this election The Bard consistently explored the struggle for political power in his plays. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Both third-party candidates would be terrible presidents A vote for Jill Stein or Gary Johnson wouldn't be just a protest; it would be irresponsible. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump falls into Clinton's artfully laid trap His overt sexism and chest-thumping arrogance will not play well with women voters. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Can Republicans be rational? America is so polarized that a cardboard cutout with an "R" on it would get about 43 percent of the vote, and one with a "D" would get about the same. Read more »     David Ignatius A congressional car wreck The U.S. Senate could learn a few lessons from the reconciliation in Colombia. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Charles Lane Congress's immigration scheme A visas-for-investment program has probably done more harm than good. Read more »   Barton Swaim The weakness of 'something larger than ourselves' The self-congratulatory cliche casts anyone who's not radically selfish as noble. Read more »   Josef Joffe Why the rest of the world would hand Clinton a landslide victory Only the Kremlin would cheer a Trump victory, calculating that Trump would erode America's global standing. Read more »   Tom Wilson How corporations can be a force for good Society's needs are changing, and the role of corporations needs to change, too. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Meanwhile in Syria, Assad state of affairs Ted Cruz offers debate help to Trump Nowhere man. Sen. Cruz says he will "be happy to help" Trump with debate prep   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The Obama administration is pushing Iraq into further chaos Sure, troops can drive the Islamic State out of Mosul. Then what? By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Donald Trump's foundation of fakery The questions about the candidate's supposed charity keep piling up. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   In Haiti's upcoming election, the stakes are higher than ever Haitians deserve better elections and a legitimate government. 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 »   Sean Hannity, release your Orlando memo to Donald Trump New York Times Magazine reveals that Hannity's support for the Trump campaign includes at least one memo. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Trump’s newest legal problem: Cuba Did he violate the embargo? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump campaign to media: Trump showed great restraint in not mentioning Bill’s affairs. Also, please write about Bill’s affairs. Clever! By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Where will #NeverEitherofThem go? The alternative to Trump for sane conservatives. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ‘Deepwater Horizon’ movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies the blame Mistakes were made — but not just by one guy on a rig. By Joel Achenbach  •  Achenblog  •  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