Tuesday's Opinions: Trump’s America is not the only ‘real’ America

Will Trump's White House have computers?; In political Washington, 2017 will be the year of the chicken; What the movie 'Lion' tells us about our vision of humanity; Trump and Conway's transition of contradictions; Shut down Guantanamo, Mr. Trump; Uber and Lyft's arguments against fingerprinting make little sense; 2016's heartbreaking tally of murder victims; The media’s hypocrisy and hyperventilating in the age of Trump; Open Thread; Trump judges CNN book by its cover; Trump can get elected, but he can’t get people to like him; What Trump and his nominees must acknowledge about Russia; An unpopular president. An unpopular program. Republicans call it a ‘mandate.’     Matt Rourke / AP   Eugene Robinson Trump's America is not the only 'real' America Should liberals hang their heads in shame? No way, as the conservative majorities in Congress will soon find out. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Catherine Rampell Will Trump's White House have computers? Our incoming Luddite in chief seems to think couriers are the answer to cyberinsecurity. Read more »     Richard Cohen In political Washington, 2017 will be the year of the chicken A year of glib fibbers who mute their consciences to support the new president. Read more »     Michael Gerson What the movie 'Lion' tells us about our vision of humanity It is not an easy thing — maybe the work of a lifetime — to live as if we are loved. Read more »     Dana Milbank Trump and Conway's transition of contradictions To have some hope of unity, there needs to be some measure of honesty. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes And so the longest hangover in our lives begins Facing the new year Democracy was fun while it lasted. Getting ready for 2017.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Shut down Guantanamo, Mr. Trump The president-elect should continue President Obama's efforts. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Uber and Lyft's arguments against fingerprinting make little sense The practice is generally regarded by law enforcement as the gold standard of background checks. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   2016's heartbreaking tally of murder victims The annual numbers underscore the work that needs to be done to reduce violent crime. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs The media’s hypocrisy and hyperventilating in the age of Trump For those who attacked me this weekend for doing my job, facts are stubborn things. By Joe Scarborough  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Open Thread Enjoy. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump judges CNN book by its cover He takes issue with the cover art. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump can get elected, but he can’t get people to like him Follow the money. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   What Trump and his nominees must acknowledge about Russia Putin must be presented with a choice By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   An unpopular president. An unpopular program. Republicans call it a ‘mandate.’ The public didn't really vote for wholesale "change." But that's what they're going to get. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071