Tuesday 27 December 2016

Opinions P.M.: As Trump prepares his kissy face for Putin, a glimpse into the dictator’s soul

The numbers don’t lie, but anti-immigration radicals do; Republicans may not be prepared for the Obamacare war; The best Tom Toles editorial cartoons of 2016; What’s next for the popular Obamas?; Trump voters should learn from the women in ‘Hidden Figures’; Will Trump drop populism like a bad habit?; These coal country voters backed Trump. Now they’re worried about losing Obamacare.; Lunch links: New charges for Backpage executives; Eugene Robinson Live (Dec. 27); The challenge for think tanks in 2017; Derek Chollet: Why Obama got it right on the Syria ‘red line’; The Senate should confirm Stephanie Gallagher; ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri; In 2016’s politics and pop culture, women came up against limits created by men;
 
Opinions P.M.
 
 
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As Trump prepares his kissy face for Putin, a glimpse into the dictator's soul
The president-elect's blush-inducing embrace of the strongman could test the limits of our democratic institutions.
The numbers don’t lie, but anti-immigration radicals do
We need more, not fewer, immigrants.
Republicans may not be prepared for the Obamacare war
They may not know what they're up against.
 
The best Tom Toles editorial cartoons of 2016
It was a year like no other in history.
 
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What’s next for the popular Obamas?
I can't wait to see what emerges from the quiet.
 
Trump voters should learn from the women in ‘Hidden Figures’
Asking more of Americans isn't the same as blaming the victim.
 
Will Trump drop populism like a bad habit?
Democrats have an opening
 
These coal country voters backed Trump. Now they’re worried about losing Obamacare.
If poor white voters who lose Obamacare feel betrayed, they're right.
 
 
Lunch links: New charges for Backpage executives
Plus: Florida high court tosses 200-plus death sentences, NYPD celebrates wrong-door raid on Snapchat, how to think about clemency.
 
Eugene Robinson Live (Dec. 27)
Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news.
The challenge for think tanks in 2017
How to raise the collective IQ of the political class.
 
Derek Chollet: Why Obama got it right on the Syria ‘red line’
'I don't see how getting Syria to get rid of 1,300 tons of chemical weapons peacefully shows that we're weak.'
 
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The Senate should confirm Stephanie Gallagher
The Maryland judge is one of many nominations awaiting Senate floor votes.
 
ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri
The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
In 2016’s politics and pop culture, women came up against limits created by men
Hillary Clinton, Cersei Lannister, Dolores Abernathy and Queen Elizabeth II were all players in games designed and dominated by men.
 
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