Thursday, 20 October 2016

Thursday's Opinions: Trump’s breathtaking repudiation of American democracy

Unable to control himself, Trump confirms everyone's worst fears; In the third debate, Donald Trump erupts; The specter of the 'safe space' is haunting college campuses; Europe's morality crisis: Euthanizing the mentally ill; Why doesn't the African American Museum celebrate Clarence Thomas?; How Rodrigo Duterte cast himself as an agent of change; The way forward after black men are shot dead; There's no media conspiracy against Trump; Trump is headed toward a major loss. The GOP can't say it wasn't warned.; Trump's breathtaking repudiation of American democracy; Iran's for-profit imprisonment of U.S. citizens; Term limits would pointlessly purge Montgomery County Council members; The last debate: Donald Trump doesn’t care about democracy; Three debates, three horrifying moments of Trump; Trump won the third debate; The life of campaign 2016’s substitute debate moderator; 10 takeaways from the third and final (hooray!) presidential debate; Happy Hour Roundup
 
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Trump's breathtaking repudiation of American democracy
Mr. Trump refuses to say he will accept the election results during the third presidential debate.
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Latest Columns
Unable to control himself, Trump confirms everyone's worst fears
The third and final debate reached the fundamental issue of the campaign: Is Trump is fit to be president?
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In the third debate, Donald Trump erupts
But he did nothing to reduce the likelihood of his defeat.
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The specter of the 'safe space' is haunting college campuses
Encouraging dissident views is the antidote to the threat to free speech on campuses.
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Europe's morality crisis: Euthanizing the mentally ill
Psychiatric professionals are finally starting to question Belgium's euthanasia of patients with mental-health disorders.
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Why doesn't the African American Museum celebrate Clarence Thomas?
He is the second black Supreme Court justice, but the museum barely mentions him.
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How Rodrigo Duterte cast himself as an agent of change
He's part of the Philippines' political elite, but he presents himself as bold and different.
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The way forward after black men are shot dead
We must rethink how police shootings are investigated and prosecuted.
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There's no media conspiracy against Trump
Unfavorable coverage doesn't mean the press has hatched a conscious campaign to defeat him.
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Trump is headed toward a major loss. The GOP can't say it wasn't warned.
If Republicans had taken their own advice, they'd likely be in a much better place right now.
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Editorial Cartoons
Trump is introducing yet another failed product Sketches from the third and final presidential debate
Redly stated. Trump refuses to accept the election result and manages to further alienate women voters with his "nasty woman" comment.
 
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The Post’s View
Trump's breathtaking repudiation of American democracy
Mr. Trump refuses to say he will accept the election results during the third presidential debate.
 
Iran's for-profit imprisonment of U.S. citizens
As Americans receive 10-year sentences, the greater cost of Obama's $400 million to Iran becomes clear.
 
Term limits would pointlessly purge Montgomery County Council members
County voters should reject Question B, and block a purge of savvy public servants.
 
 
Latest Blogs
The last debate: Donald Trump doesn’t care about democracy
It's FINALLY OVER!
 
Three debates, three horrifying moments of Trump
Wednesday brought perhaps the most detestable moment in contemporary American political history.
 
Trump won the third debate
For the first time this election cycle, Donald Trump came across as a worthy opponent.
 
The life of campaign 2016’s substitute debate moderator
C-SPAN's Steve Scully generates lists of questions for a debate moderation role that never materializes.
 
10 takeaways from the third and final (hooray!) presidential debate
Trump never improved, learned anything or developed a presidential temperament.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
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