Tuesday's Opinions: Trump’s half-baked travel ban is a picture of American shame

Sam Waterston: The danger of Trump's constant lying; We've been this stupid on immigration before — but never for less reason; If there were ever a red line for Republicans, Trump crossed it Friday. Or not.; Republicans are alarmed to discover Trump is doing exactly what he said he would; Trump is recklessly reversing Americans' progress in Iraq; Trump's travel ban isn't about making America safe. It's about kicking Muslims around.; GOP congressman: A wall is the least effective way to secure the border; Trump should go nuclear on his Supreme Court nominee; The White House's soft-core Holocaust denialism; Trump's executive order on immigration is a self-inflicted wound; Democrats shouldn't go scorched-earth on Trump's Supreme Court nominee; Sean Spicer is right. That five-year-old refugee has diabolical plans.; Happy Hour Roundup; Running the government is like conducting an orchestra, not having a sword fight; How Democrats will try to roll back Trump’s immigration ban; Huffington Post editorial staffers ratify collective-bargaining agreement; Game changer in anti-Trump effort?     Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images   Michael Gerson Trump's half-baked travel ban is a picture of American shame His executive order targets and dehumanizes some of the most vulnerable people on Earth. Read more » Latest Columns Sam Waterston Sam Waterston: The danger of Trump's constant lying Yes, the word is lying — not negotiation, salesmanship, bluster, delusion, exaggeration, bullying, alternative facts, or any other euphemism. Read more »     Richard Cohen We've been this stupid on immigration before — but never for less reason Trump's travel ban is not un-American. Sadly. Read more »     Catherine Rampell If there were ever a red line for Republicans, Trump crossed it Friday. Or not. Their acceptance of a ban they once condemned suggests they might not have one. Read more »     Dana Milbank Republicans are alarmed to discover Trump is doing exactly what he said he would They said not to take him literally. Wrong! Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   John Allen and Michael O'Hanlon Trump is recklessly reversing Americans' progress in Iraq His travel ban and his talk of taking Iraqi oil undermine the fight against extremists. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump's travel ban isn't about making America safe. It's about kicking Muslims around. The refugee ban and travel restrictions may, in fact, make us less safe. Read more »   Will Hurd GOP congressman: A wall is the least effective way to secure the border It's a third-century solution to a 21st-century problem. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Trump should go nuclear on his Supreme Court nominee Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves if they can't stop it. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Steve Bannon brings his special point of view to the Trump administration Republicans have no shame Privy councilor. Ryan, Pence and McConnell fail to stand up to the Muslim ban.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The White House's soft-core Holocaust denialism No, "everyone" did not suffer in the Holocaust. Jews were the main targets and victims. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's executive order on immigration is a self-inflicted wound The president insults essential allies in the fight against Islamist terrorists. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Democrats shouldn't go scorched-earth on Trump's Supreme Court nominee It's the president's prerogative to pick, and the Senate's to vote yes or no. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Sean Spicer is right. That five-year-old refugee has diabolical plans. His head is full of unspeakable things. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Running the government is like conducting an orchestra, not having a sword fight Trump and his team must realize that he needs to trade in his sword for a baton to effectively run the government. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   How Democrats will try to roll back Trump’s immigration ban Democrats will push on every front possible. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Huffington Post editorial staffers ratify collective-bargaining agreement The agreement includes pay increases and editorial independence. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Game changer in anti-Trump effort? Money matters, and the Koch brothers have lots of it. 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