Monday, 30 January 2017

Monday's Opinions: There is a second sacred wall at the CIA. Trump disrespects that one every day.

Trump considers the media his enemy. We shouldn't treat him as ours.; Trump is obsessed with trade — but it's not a major cause of job loss; How Tulsi Gabbard became Assad's mouthpiece in Washington; Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court's future; For the media, shutting up is not an option; The danger of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council; Trump's travel ban is a gift to Iran's rulers; Mr. Pruitt's tepid commitment to clean up the Chesapeake Bay; Mr. Trump is picking a fight with urban America over sanctuary cities; Can slurs be trademarked? In this case, the Supreme Court should say yes.; Sunday wrap; An economy on the brink of … ?
 
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There is a second sacred wall at the CIA. Trump disrespects that one every day.
The agency holds truth above all else. The president looked straight at its motto and lied.
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Latest Columns
Trump considers the media his enemy. We shouldn't treat him as ours.
Our answer must be professionalism, not partisanship.
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Trump is obsessed with trade — but it's not a major cause of job loss
Manufacturing's decline began in the 1950s and '60s, well before the onset of annual trade deficits.
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How Tulsi Gabbard became Assad's mouthpiece in Washington
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Washington influence campaign is alive and well.
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Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court's future
The president's choice to replace Antonin Scalia won't alter the court's balance. But Kennedy's resignation would.
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For the media, shutting up is not an option
No matter how much Steve Bannon wants journalists to "just listen for a while."
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The danger of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council
Trump's travel ban is bad. His NSC shake-up might be even worse.
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Trump's travel ban is a gift to Iran's rulers
The Iranian regime thrives on isolating its population.
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Editorial Cartoons
Sketchpad: Trump’s Supreme Court plans run into some unexpected opposition Republicans have no shame
Just desserts. Ryan, Pence and McConnell fail to stand up to the Muslim ban.
 
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The Post’s View
Mr. Pruitt's tepid commitment to clean up the Chesapeake Bay
His responses muddy the waters.
 
Mr. Trump is picking a fight with urban America over sanctuary cities
Demands that local authorities enforce federal immigration law are legally shaky.
 
Can slurs be trademarked? In this case, the Supreme Court should say yes.
This Asian American band wants to reappropriate one particular slur as something positive.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Sunday wrap
Who said what about whom?
 
An economy on the brink of … ?
Trump and his advisers seem stuck in the 1980s, which won't help U.S. productivity.
 
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