Thursday's Opinions: Trump should try acting a bit more vice presidential

Trump says he wants to fix our divisions. But he may gut an institution that does exactly that.; The next DNC chair will have a huge opportunity — and a huge burden; America's utterly predictable tsunami of pension problems; A win-win path to getting the Trump tax information that really matters; A health-care change that could prove catastrophic; If abortion rights fall, LGBT rights are next; Milo learns the First Amendment isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card for foolishness; Why demographics weren't — and won't be — destiny for Democrats; Why Trump loves to hate the media; Mexico may strike back. Here's how.; South Sudan's man-made famine demands a response; Montgomery leads the way on prosecuting child abuse; Ana Marie Cox: ‘I’m a person who has opinions and acts on them’; Happy Hour Roundup; GOP voters know Trump is telling them the truth, and the media is lying to them; How to build a Donald Trump media bubble; For 2018, the GOP better have more than running against Elizabeth Warren; Getting others to get tough on Russia     Sid Hastings / EPA   Dana Milbank Trump should try acting a bit more vice presidential In his belated and perfunctory response to anti-Semitism, the president used the same hollow formula he has used to condemn a long list of ills. Mike Pence did better. Read more » Latest Columns Danielle Allen Trump says he wants to fix our divisions. But he may gut an institution that does exactly that. The National Endowment for the Humanities connects communities across the country. Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. The next DNC chair will have a huge opportunity — and a huge burden The next leader will have to organize the party's discontent into a potent electoral force. Read more »     George F. Will America's utterly predictable tsunami of pension problems State after state is in the red on public pension funding. Read more »   Mihir Desai and Edward Kleinbard A win-win path to getting the Trump tax information that really matters A confidential report for the IRS twinned with a redacted report for the public. Read more »   Christopher P. Landrigan and Charles A. Czeisler A health-care change that could prove catastrophic We wouldn't want pilots to work for 28 hours straight. Same goes for doctors. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nancy Northup and Rachel B. Tiven If abortion rights fall, LGBT rights are next Marriage equality and reproductive rights share the same legal basis. Read more »   Christine Emba Milo learns the First Amendment isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card for foolishness Freedom of speech isn't freedom from dissent. Read more »   Lanae Erickson Hatalsky and Jim Kessler Why demographics weren't — and won't be — destiny for Democrats To win again, the party needs to focus on issues, not geography or census statistics. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Why Trump loves to hate the media Trump can't be a unifying figure when he's having so much fun being divider in chief. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Immigration knock knock, who’s there? WHO??? Make America dirty again In WHAT country??? President Trump promises to bring coal mining jobs back and is planning to sign an executive order to curtail clean air and water regulations from the Obama administration.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Mexico may strike back. Here's how. Humiliating an ally could come back to haunt President Trump. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   South Sudan's man-made famine demands a response The United States should work to curb the fighting at the core of expanding misery. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Montgomery leads the way on prosecuting child abuse With a trio of convictions in young children's deaths, the local prosecutor's office is looking out for the most helpless of victims. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Ana Marie Cox: ‘I’m a person who has opinions and acts on them’ MTV senior political correspondent says showing up at a protest is the work of a citizen. 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 »   GOP voters know Trump is telling them the truth, and the media is lying to them A new poll shows that Americans overall see the news media as the truth-teller. Not GOP voters. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   How to build a Donald Trump media bubble Given the president's cravings for praise from big media, that's a tough thing to do. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   For 2018, the GOP better have more than running against Elizabeth Warren The GOP needs results By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Getting others to get tough on Russia We must tighten the noose on Russian kleptocrats. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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. 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