Saturday's Opinions: Citizen Trump likely wouldn’t get a security clearance. Here’s why.

How to manage the White House cancer; Trump v. the media: A failure to communicate; To understand today's politics, look at Yale in the '60s; Sorry, Trump, but America's economy is already pretty great; How enforcing Trump's immigration actions could hurt public safety; Veterans have a problem that no amount of parades or VA funding can solve; Did President Trump's news conference help or hurt him?; Fairfax County falls behind in addressing the climate crisis; This unconventional proposal for D.C. statehood could use some Trumpian dealmaking; A D.C. budget for uncertain times; Maryland should be truthful in reporting teacher pay; What if Caesar, Churchill and Custer could have tweeted like Trump?; This Russian threat cannot go unchallenged; The danger of second — or third, or fourth — chances in D.C.'s criminal-justice system; Because no one can ever understand sarcasm in writing; Chris Christie’s meatloaf humiliations; White House fumes over document-based AP immigration story; Happy Hour Roundup; Trump won the battle at his news conference, but the war's not over; Getting soda out of SNAP; It’s no longer Trump vs. Clinton. But could Trump vs. Pence be in our future?     Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Colbert I. King Citizen Trump likely wouldn't get a security clearance. Here's why. His background suggests red flags that would hamper most applicants. Read more » Latest Columns   Ruth Marcus How to manage the White House cancer Despite the toxicity of the Trump administration, the body politic has a resilient immune system. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Trump v. the media: A failure to communicate Journalists would be derelict in their duty if they did not relentlessly scrutinize issues and events surrounding Trump. Read more »     George F. Will To understand today's politics, look at Yale in the '60s A judge's elegiac memoir helps explain today's politics of reciprocal resentments. Read more »   Sebastian Mallaby Sorry, Trump, but America's economy is already pretty great There are four reasons for slow growth, but they aren't reasons to worry. Read more »   Jonathan Blanks How enforcing Trump's immigration actions could hurt public safety Implementing what the president proposes could disturb local police's abilities to fight crime. Read more »   Patrick Mondaca Veterans have a problem that no amount of parades or VA funding can solve Too many veterans live without proper care for their mental-health wounds. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Anita Dunn, Alice Stewart and James Downie Did President Trump's news conference help or hurt him? A debate about its effectiveness. Read more »   Eric Goplerud Fairfax County falls behind in addressing the climate crisis The county's inaction hurts us all. Read more »   Kris J. Hammond This unconventional proposal for D.C. statehood could use some Trumpian dealmaking "Reverse retrocession" may be just the ticket to voting rights for District residents. Read more »   Ed Lazere A D.C. budget for uncertain times Planning ahead for safety-net cuts will help residents. Read more »   J.H. Snider Maryland should be truthful in reporting teacher pay The use of averages and base pay obscures the real figures. Read more »     Dana Milbank What if Caesar, Churchill and Custer could have tweeted like Trump? "Leaks say we will be overwhelmed at Little Bighorn." Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump’s show and tell was quite a show and an even bigger tell Emperor Trump has no clothes All we need to know. During President Trump's latest news conference, he claimed the leaks are real but the news is fake.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View This Russian threat cannot go unchallenged Trump should start with negotiations to counter Putin's apparent violation of a key U.S.-Russia treaty. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The danger of second — or third, or fourth — chances in D.C.'s criminal-justice system Under D.C.'s Youth Rehabilitation Act, leniency sometimes goes too far. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Because no one can ever understand sarcasm in writing The Feb. 1 front-page article "Among federal workers, plans for pushing back" quoted me saying: "There's nothing unusual about the entire national security bureaucracy of the United States feeling l... Read more »   Latest Blogs Chris Christie’s meatloaf humiliations Mmm, meatloaf. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   White House fumes over document-based AP immigration story And the Department of Homeland Security issues a measure, professional brushback. 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 »   Trump won the battle at his news conference, but the war's not over Trump effectively cauterized the hemorrhaging press coverage of Flynn's resignation, what Trump knew and when he knew it and the withdrawal of Puzder as his labor secretary nominee. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Getting soda out of SNAP Some people argue that barring the use of SNAP funds for junk food would produce no health benefit. The evidence suggests otherwise. By Charles Lane  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   It’s no longer Trump vs. Clinton. But could Trump vs. Pence be in our future? Pence would be the alternative, not Hillary Clinton. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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. 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