Friday, 18 November 2016

Friday's Opinions: Republicans have heart disease. Democrats have a gushing head wound.

Democrats can't just wait for the next Barack Obama; These Cold War lions could teach Trump a lesson or two; Feeling despondent? One new citizen still sees America as the land of hope.; These foreign admirers are cheering Trump. What do they have in common?; Donald Trump is betting against all odds on climate change; Our allies are afraid. Here's how Trump can reassure them.; For Trump voters, there is no left or right; A man was sexually assaulted in a D.C. court cell. Where were the U.S. marshals?; Israel's emboldened radical right wing pushes the boundaries in the West Bank; If Trump and Republicans dismantle Dodd-Frank, they'll have many more problems to solve; Rising AP executive editor Sally Buzbee: Goal is to ‘help newspapers survive in the future’; Happy Hour Roundup; What Romney should tell Trump; Why the filibuster may survive after all — and limit the damage congressional Republicans can do; Who will stand up to Trump?; Trump will clip the wings of the Freedom Caucus
 
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Republicans have heart disease. Democrats have a gushing head wound.
Yes, they could rally to a democratic socialist approach, but the long game is in remaining the center-left party.
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Latest Columns
Democrats can't just wait for the next Barack Obama
The party should put its money and energy into connecting with grass-roots voters.
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These Cold War lions could teach Trump a lesson or two
Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski offer valuable guidance and perspective.
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Feeling despondent? One new citizen still sees America as the land of hope.
Iraqi-born Omar al-Khattab pledged allegiance to the United States one week after the presidential election with a full heart and an open mind.
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These foreign admirers are cheering Trump. What do they have in common?
Leaders all over the world say that the global order is rotten and should be dismantled.
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Donald Trump is betting against all odds on climate change
It would be the riskiest wager any president has ever made about anything.
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Our allies are afraid. Here's how Trump can reassure them.
His wild-card approach to foreign policy won't sit well with European and Asian partners.
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For Trump voters, there is no left or right
And they were not voting for less government.
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Editorial Cartoons
Trump can explain why the mess he’s bringing to the White House is so huuuuuge Waiting for the season premiere
It's because he can. Americans settle in to watch the latest Trump reality show.
 
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The Post’s View
A man was sexually assaulted in a D.C. court cell. Where were the U.S. marshals?
The alleged attack at D.C. Superior Court raises troubling questions.
 
Israel's emboldened radical right wing pushes the boundaries in the West Bank
Mr. Trump's election isn't a pass to legalize settlements across the border.
 
If Trump and Republicans dismantle Dodd-Frank, they'll have many more problems to solve
The GOP's main plan for reform would take away all the law's benefits.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Rising AP executive editor Sally Buzbee: Goal is to ‘help newspapers survive in the future’
Says a flat organization is key to turning around corrections fast.
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
What Romney should tell Trump
Ten tips for Mitt to convey
 
Why the filibuster may survive after all — and limit the damage congressional Republicans can do
There's going to be a high-stakes game of chicken on Capitol Hill.
 
Who will stand up to Trump?
So far congressional Republicans have done virtually nothing.
 
Trump will clip the wings of the Freedom Caucus
Its members can be outflanked easily.
 
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