Wednesday's Opinions: Here's how to preserve the Kennedy ideal in Trump's America, from a Kennedy

What a 21st-century safety net should look like; Don't give Fidel Castro the last laugh; In today's world, the truth is losing; Uzbekistan's last hope: The Trump administration; The election really was rigged; Garrison Keillor: Maybe a Trump presidency is what God intended; Congress needs to restrict the president's financial conflicts; Putin didn't undermine the election. We did.; Trump shouldn't rip up the Iran deal; A scam to rip off the cognitively impaired deserves condemnation in court; In one tweet, Trump trashes two constitutional amendments; Get ready for the cable-news presidency; Happy Hour Roundup; President Obama laments influence of Fox News; What Donald Trump, the punisher in chief, doesn’t get about flag-burning; Get ready for a big, messy, explosive battle over Medicare’s future; Beware of Donald Trump’s con on manufacturing jobs     Jonathan Capehart Here’s how to preserve the Kennedy ideal in Trump’s America, from a Kennedy "Are we going to moan and wring our hands and get in the fetal position, or are we going to get in the arena?" Read more » Latest Columns Mark R. Warner What a 21st-century safety net should look like We should tie benefits to individuals, not jobs. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Don't give Fidel Castro the last laugh No one liked the U.S. embargo more than Cuba's dictator, who could point to it as the reason for all his nation's troubles. Read more »     David Ignatius In today's world, the truth is losing Propaganda is rampant thanks to social media and those with no concern for facts. Read more »   Sanjar Umarov Uzbekistan's last hope: The Trump administration If the president-elect is serious about fighting government corruption, he should extend that commitment to my nation. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Dana Milbank The election really was rigged Millions of would-be voters didn't participate because of obstacles designed to discourage them. Read more »   Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor: Maybe a Trump presidency is what God intended Blessings on all who cursed me. Read more »   Kathleen Clark Congress needs to restrict the president's financial conflicts A 1989 law change exempted presidents from the federal conflict-of-interest statute. Time to fix it. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Putin didn't undermine the election. We did. Ignoring rot in our election laws and journalistic standards, the media points to hacking and "fake news." Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Does Donald Trump even understand conflict of interest? Well, in a way Trump’s new hat reflects his commitment to the First Amendment He can explain. Trump says: "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!"   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump shouldn't rip up the Iran deal Tehran's non-nuclear aggressions pose a more urgent test for the Trump administration. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A scam to rip off the cognitively impaired deserves condemnation in court Lawsuits from Maryland and federal officials target a local scheme. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   In one tweet, Trump trashes two constitutional amendments The president-elect may loathe flag-burning, but it is constitutionally protected speech. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Get ready for the cable-news presidency And cross those fingers. 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 »   President Obama laments influence of Fox News Again! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   What Donald Trump, the punisher in chief, doesn’t get about flag-burning The president-elect likes to spout off when some makes him angry, but bruising his way through deals and making outlandish statements does not easily translate into a working presidency. By David E. Hoffman  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Get ready for a big, messy, explosive battle over Medicare’s future It's on. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Beware of Donald Trump’s con on manufacturing jobs He may get one company to keep two factories open, but he's lying about what ails American manufacturing. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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