Saturday's Opinions: The ‘Oh, never mind’ president

The State Department needs to be streamlined — not starved; Trump's dangerous 'good cop, bad cop' foreign policy; The president who golfed too much (it's not Donald Trump); Harvard's nondiscrimination hypocrisy; John Kerry: Why I'm an optimist this Earth Day; We're teaching our students not to care about democracy; My son's father killed him for insurance money. Full justice hasn't been served.; VRE expansion in Crystal City could leave a bitter taste in residents' mouths; The 'war on science' doesn't just hurt scientists. It hurts everyone.; It's not just Fox: What every working woman knows about sexual harassment; Where is Trump's 'armada'? Apparently, wherever Fox News says it is.; Don't think the West is in profound political crisis? Just look at France.; DeVos is quietly deconstructing Obama's student loan reforms; Iowa is the new poster child for gun irresponsibility; Pharoah v. Trump -- there's just no comparison; Happy Hour Roundup; Trump’s first 100 days: An appreciation; Why the French elections are more important than Brexit; President Trump appoints Tax Fairy to key economic post; ‘Killing Bill’ (in the style of noted historian Bill O’Reilly); Protectionism will sink the economy and the markets     Alex Brandon / AP   George F. Will The 'Oh, never mind' president The still-unfolding gap between Trump the candidate and Trump the president holds implications for all Americans. Read more » Latest Columns Mike Rogers The State Department needs to be streamlined — not starved A personnel vacuum at State won't reform the agency, but it could seriously undermine U.S. diplomacy. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Trump's dangerous 'good cop, bad cop' foreign policy Trump, by conveying to allies and non-allies that he's likely to do anything at any moment, is telegraphing not strength but instability and impulsivity. Read more »   Matthew Algeo The president who golfed too much (it's not Donald Trump) He was obsessed with the sport — and it might have cost him his job. Read more »   Harry Lewis Harvard's nondiscrimination hypocrisy In clamping down on single-gender clubs, the university squelches the right to freedom of association. Read more »   John F. Kerry John Kerry: Why I'm an optimist this Earth Day Just as in 1970, it is up to each of us to dial up the demand signal to politicians to protect our environment. Read more »   Colbert I. King We're teaching our students not to care about democracy The declining civic portion of public education is a threat to American values. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Hera McLeod My son's father killed him for insurance money. Full justice hasn't been served. Family courts must take mothers' concerns of abuse more seriously. Read more »   Eric A. Green VRE expansion in Crystal City could leave a bitter taste in residents' mouths To accommodate longer trains, the commuter service may need to build a new station. Read more »   Jacquelyn Gill The 'war on science' doesn't just hurt scientists. It hurts everyone. We are all stakeholders. Read more »   Mary Shannon Little It's not just Fox: What every working woman knows about sexual harassment Consumer backlash was the only force strong enough to get Bill O'Reilly off the air. Read more »     Dana Milbank Where is Trump's 'armada'? Apparently, wherever Fox News says it is. It's a good thing nobody believes the president anyway. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes It seems all the health care experts missed something The attorney general is amazed It (always) goes without saying. Jeff Sessions doesn't think a judge in Hawaii should overrule Trump's travel ban.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Don't think the West is in profound political crisis? Just look at France. Two of the four leading candidates Sunday are deeply worrisome. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   DeVos is quietly deconstructing Obama's student loan reforms We hope she's making way for a more functional, yet-to-be-announced system. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Iowa is the new poster child for gun irresponsibility Allowing weapons into the State Capitol is just the beginning of a new law's many problems. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Pharoah v. Trump -- there's just no comparison How could anyone compare President Trump to the pharaoh who enslaved the Jews and ordered the slaughter of their sons? ["The president as pharaoh? Trump pops up in Passover ritual, " Metro, April 10... Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump’s first 100 days: An appreciation "He is responsible for the greatest surge in civic participation in half a century." By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Why the French elections are more important than Brexit French elections matter to the United States -- a lot. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   President Trump appoints Tax Fairy to key economic post Tax cuts for the rich will pay for themselves! Actually, no they won't. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ‘Killing Bill’ (in the style of noted historian Bill O’Reilly) And the world spins on. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Protectionism will sink the economy and the markets Trump is worse than inept; he's reckless with our economy. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Weekly editors' picks. 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