Saturday's Opinions: The electoral college is an excellent system

Trump needs to get over his victory; Death would be too easy for Dylann Roof; It's time to stop with the false choices on school choice; How to rethink what's 'top secret' for the Internet age; A major public safety threat in D.C. gets the silent treatment; Dedicated funding may not solve Metro's problems; I am one of the success stories from D.C.'s second-chance law for young offenders; A memorial to the women who have served their country is in danger of closing; Mark and Scott Kelly: John Glenn, our hero; Don't shut down fracking — regulate it instead; Turkey takes another step toward despotism; Catherine Fuller's murder consumed D.C. But were innocent people sent to jail for her death?; There is nothing 'strange' about America's first female doctor; What happened between ‘Rogue One’ and ‘Star Wars'?; RNC’s Sean Spicer blasts Politico at Politico event; Sorry about the First Amendment, President Obama; Happy Hour Roundup; The problem with Trump’s Cabinet; Donald Trump doesn’t know it yet, but Vladimir Putin is going to dump him     Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images   George F. Will The electoral college is an excellent system Things to remember as Trump becomes the actual president-elect. Read more » Latest Columns   Ruth Marcus Trump needs to get over his victory His unseemly thank-you tour is the opposite of the healing the country needs. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Death would be too easy for Dylann Roof It's better to condemn the convicted killer to a lifetime of suffering than to end his miserable life. Read more »   Rahm Emanuel It's time to stop with the false choices on school choice The Trump administration should focus on school quality, not school type. Read more »   Dianne Feinstein How to rethink what's 'top secret' for the Internet age The government's classification system hinders both the sharing and safeguarding of information. Read more »   Colbert I. King A major public safety threat in D.C. gets the silent treatment A D.C. agency that gets millions to study crime hasn't addressed the Youth Act, a law that allows young criminals to repay leniency by escalating their violent crimes upon release. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Peter Benjamin Dedicated funding may not solve Metro's problems Too many questions remain unanswered. Read more »   Eddie Ellis I am one of the success stories from D.C.'s second-chance law for young offenders I can't undo what I did, so every day, I work to prove I was worthy of rehabilitation. Read more »   Katherine Sharp Landdeck A memorial to the women who have served their country is in danger of closing The Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington Cemetery is going broke. Read more »   Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly Mark and Scott Kelly: John Glenn, our hero He was an inspiration to young astronauts — and his entire country. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Will Trump’s White House have conflicts of interest? There’s another side to that story. Trump’s perpetual thank-you tour Signs of the times. More like the president-elect is in a perpetual campaigning mode.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Don't shut down fracking — regulate it instead The Environmental Protection Agency's report on the controversial practice provided a road map to minimize harm going forward. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Turkey takes another step toward despotism The Turkish parliament has introduced legislation that would allow the president to consolidate power. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Catherine Fuller's murder consumed D.C. But were innocent people sent to jail for her death? The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear arguments about the murder convictions. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters There is nothing 'strange' about America's first female doctor Perhaps the "True but Strange" facts highlighted in the Dec. 4 "KidTown" comic would have been more accurately titled "True but Ironic." The comic labeled "true but strange" the fact that Elizabet... Read more »   Latest Blogs What happened between ‘Rogue One’ and ‘Star Wars'? The Alliance is no longer living in a bubble. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   RNC’s Sean Spicer blasts Politico at Politico event GOP official cites a number of articles that he says run afoul of journalistic norms. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Sorry about the First Amendment, President Obama Freedom, yes, can be a point of vulnerability. 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 »   The problem with Trump’s Cabinet Trump's Cabinet is boring By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Donald Trump doesn’t know it yet, but Vladimir Putin is going to dump him Trump's pro-Russian posture is neither unprecedented nor likely to last very long. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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