Friday's Opinions: Throwing more money at the military won’t make it stronger

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | Trump's health insurance proposal would start a race to the bottom; Revolt of the attorneys general; There was nothing 'presidential' about Trump's speech; Nice speech. But what about the budget?; Trump's infrastructure plan could run into a big problem: Democracy; The huge problem with appointing special prosecutors; Sessions's recusal can't be the end of the story; The GOP's wrong answers on health care; The District runs into a Catch-22 doing business with an alleged slumlord; Attorney General Sessions should not have recused himself; Happy Hour Roundup; ‘Fake news’ CNN story bolsters Trump contentions on Yemen raid; The wall comes tumbling down?; Sergey Kislyak, the least memorable man in the world; Russia warms to President Trump’s CNN policy   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA Fareed Zakaria Throwing more money at the military won't make it stronger The Pentagon is already bloated. We need more civilian specialists. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Catherine Rampell Trump's health insurance proposal would start a race to the bottom The best-case scenario is that nothing happens. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Revolt of the attorneys general A process to counter executive willfulness. Read more »     Eugene Robinson There was nothing 'presidential' about Trump's speech Even at his best, the president isn't sounding like the leader of a democracy. Read more »     Michael Gerson Nice speech. But what about the budget? The president's underdeveloped spending plan reflects a lack of seriousness about governing and a preference for positioning over leadership. Read more »   Charles Lane Trump's infrastructure plan could run into a big problem: Democracy Americans want better highways, but not bulldozers in their back yards. Read more »   Peter Zeidenberg The huge problem with appointing special prosecutors Their work is done in secret, but the public has a right to know if our democracy has been hacked. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Jeff Sessions asks and answers the burning question, but something doesn’t smell right Attorney General Sessions swears he didn’t talk with the Russians It's starting to look like one giant smokescreen. Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with the Russian envoy twice last year, even though Sessions testified during his confirmation hearings that he did not.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Sessions's recusal can't be the end of the story It's recusal is a welcome step, but an independent commission may yet be needed. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The GOP's wrong answers on health care Every major Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act would reduce health-care coverage, especially for those who need it most and can afford it least. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The District runs into a Catch-22 doing business with an alleged slumlord The District is caught between suing and subsidizing a company that provides rental units to its neediest residents. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Attorney General Sessions should not have recused himself If Attorney General Sessions gave me a call before his news conference, I'd have told him he was about to make a big mistake. The Democrats are fishing and Republicans shouldn't cooperate. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ‘Fake news’ CNN story bolsters Trump contentions on Yemen raid Says some key intelligence has emerged from controversial operation, in contrast to reporting from NBC News. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The wall comes tumbling down? Wasted money, wasted focus and bad politics By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Sergey Kislyak, the least memorable man in the world I would tell you more about him but I have no memory of anything he has ever said. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Russia warms to President Trump’s CNN policy Spokeswoman for Foreign Ministry scolds correspondent over alleged 'false news.' By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Today's WorldView What's most important from where the world meets Washington, plus the day's most essential reads and interesting ideas. 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