Opinions P.M.: The Kansas shooting teaches Indians a few lessons about Trump — and the United States

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | No ‘inflammatory’ books allowed — we’re a university, after all …; Trump’s budget will hurt the people he promised to help; Last night, conservatives gave up on conservatism; Trump acts presidential, and here’s what we’ve decided passes for that now; Josh Earnest to Stephen Colbert: Fake news isn’t new; If you thought Trump’s speech was ‘Presidential,’ you probably loved Scar the Lion’s; The pundits are wrong. Trump’s handling of the Ryan Owens affair was contemptibly cynical.; Trump still wants you to be very, very afraid; Trump proves his travel ban is a farce; Trump, the press, the First Amendment and Thomas Jefferson; Pundits are treating Trump like theater. They should learn from the real critics.; Maryland should reject investment discrimination; Trump’s speech had no serious answers to the big questions; The perils of public ignorance about federal spending;     The Kansas shooting teaches Indians a few lessons about Trump — and the United States There will be another Kansas in Trump's America. It's just a matter of when. By Barkha Dutt  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more » No ‘inflammatory’ books allowed — we’re a university, after all … Fortunately, the university admitted the error, apologized and pledged to take steps to prevent this in the future. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Trump’s budget will hurt the people he promised to help The rhetoric vs. the reality. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Last night, conservatives gave up on conservatism Paul Ryan's 'principles' are nowhere to be found. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump acts presidential, and here’s what we’ve decided passes for that now We're just making it up as we go along. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Josh Earnest to Stephen Colbert: Fake news isn’t new Cites birther attacks on President Obama, which were promoted by "one Republican in particular." By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   If you thought Trump’s speech was ‘Presidential,’ you probably loved Scar the Lion’s This was Teleprompter Saruman, not Twitter Saruman. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   The pundits are wrong. Trump’s handling of the Ryan Owens affair was contemptibly cynical. Trump won't accept responsibility for his disastrous decision. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump still wants you to be very, very afraid The president throws some bones of optimism to the establishment but still revels in supposed dark threats. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Trump proves his travel ban is a farce This charade needs to end. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump, the press, the First Amendment and Thomas Jefferson If President Trump is channeling any historical figure in calling out the press as the "enemies of the people," it is Joseph Stalin, or possibly Robespierre, not Thomas Jefferson. By David Post  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Pundits are treating Trump like theater. They should learn from the real critics. Judge the presidency like a season of television, not an episode. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Maryland should reject investment discrimination Efforts that single out Israel for special contempt hurt our credibility and make peace harder to achieve. By Joshua S. Block  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more »   Trump’s speech had no serious answers to the big questions There were few clues as to what he'll do on the major issues. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The perils of public ignorance about federal spending Most of the public does not realize that entitlement programs are major contributors to federal debt. On the other hand, they vastly overestimate the amount of money spent on foreign aid. Politicians have learned to exploit this ignorance. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       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