Friday's Opinions: John McCain: We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothing

Aleppo and American decline; Why the white working class votes against itself; Robert Gates: There's value in Trump's 'disruptive approach'; I'm a Marine veteran. A recently retired Marine shouldn't be defense secretary.; Trump can't force 'sanctuary cities' to enforce his deportation plans; The CIA is delaying our books' publication, and that hurts our democracy; It's time for a reality check on college debt; Africa's hopes for democracy are flickering; The District just made a mind-bogglingly bad decision; Happy Hour Roundup; Democrats are intimidated by Trump's Cabinet of successful superstars; Here are signs that ethics scandals will keep weighing Trump down; Democrats’ long road back to hope and change; Fighting the wrong battle on Sessions; The House GOP agenda is already out of date     John McCain John McCain: We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothing Just because America cannot stop every horror does not absolve us of the responsibility of using our great power to end the worst injustices where we can. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Charles Krauthammer Aleppo and American decline For the first time in four decades, the United States is an irrelevance in the Middle East. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Why the white working class votes against itself These Americans think undeserving others are getting the benefits of a system at their expense, and they're sick of it. Read more »     David Ignatius Robert Gates: There's value in Trump's 'disruptive approach' The former defense secretary, who is advising the president-elect, predicts a "rough break-in period." Read more »   Ruben Gallego I'm a Marine veteran. A recently retired Marine shouldn't be defense secretary. Congress should maintain civilian control of the U.S. military. Read more »   Erwin Chemerinsky, Annie Lai and Seth Davis Trump can't force 'sanctuary cities' to enforce his deportation plans That would be unconstitutional. Read more »   Nada Bakos and John Nixon The CIA is delaying our books' publication, and that hurts our democracy The review process for writings by former employees is broken. The solutions aren't rocket science. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes North Carolina’s reputation is going right down the drain Trump’s at the top of this list From bath to worse. Santa's Naughty List.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View It's time for a reality check on college debt Janet Yellen provides an optimistic answer to the claim that student loans are 'crushing' America's young people. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Africa's hopes for democracy are flickering Two leaders cling to power — and should be forced out. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The District just made a mind-bogglingly bad decision The D.C. Council approved a poorly conceived, expensive paid-leave program. 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 »   Democrats are intimidated by Trump's Cabinet of successful superstars We should be grateful that such successful people are willing to serve their country. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Here are signs that ethics scandals will keep weighing Trump down Democrats are already having a field day. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Democrats’ long road back to hope and change The political landscape looks grim for the party of Obama and Roosevelt. By Joe Scarborough  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Fighting the wrong battle on Sessions Sessions is vulnerable, but not because of decades-old statements. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The House GOP agenda is already out of date Trump isn't helping Trump voters. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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