Saturday 1 April 2017

Saturday's Opinions: Robert Redford: 45 years after Watergate, the truth is again in danger

Britain's 'Legs-it' scandal was sexist — but they're still way ahead of us; The dying of a bright light in the South; What Clinton and Pence have in common: Their marriages are our favorite soap operas; Federal income tax reform this year? Don't count on it.; Every day a new Russian revelation. That's not as bizarre as it sounds.; This Watergate lawmaker set the standard for slavish loyalty. Then came Nunes.; What should Maryland look like in 20 years?; The nation's first civil rights monument turns 75; Cats are not the answer to D.C.'s rat problem; This one weird trick can solve all of Trump's problems; Terry McAuliffe: Republicans are out of excuses on Medicaid expansion; North Carolina is still leaving LGBT people out in the cold; A House bill poses a threat to worker privacy; Hungary's prime minister wants to shut down a beacon of freedom; Chuck Berry rocked with the best of them, but he didn't roll alone; Happy Hour Roundup; Trump sure sounds like a Russian mouthpiece; George Will’s 2017 Opening Day Quiz; The Daily Spicer: Did the president sign on to the failed health-care plan?; The Trump White House could use an active RNC; When pundits say ‘the same people,’ they usually mean different people
 
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Robert Redford: 45 years after Watergate, the truth is again in danger
Trump is taking Nixon's war on the media to new and dangerous heights.
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Britain's 'Legs-it' scandal was sexist — but they're still way ahead of us
They might be overly attuned to gender across the pond, but in the United States we can be oblivious to it.
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The dying of a bright light in the South
The death of South Carolina's 'Pug' Ravenel makes supporters ask what might have been.
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What Clinton and Pence have in common: Their marriages are our favorite soap operas
Comparing the Republicans in this White House to the Democrats who preceded them.
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Federal income tax reform this year? Don't count on it.
The only certainty in this pitched battle is that no one wants to be a loser.
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Every day a new Russian revelation. That's not as bizarre as it sounds.
Russian meddling is ubiquitous — and hitting France hardest.
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This Watergate lawmaker set the standard for slavish loyalty. Then came Nunes.
The House Intelligence Committee chairman demonstrates he's in over his head.
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What should Maryland look like in 20 years?
A bit of chaos gives us time to ponder the future of smart growth in the state.
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The nation's first civil rights monument turns 75
A mural in the Interior Department's cafeteria is worth celebrating.
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Cats are not the answer to D.C.'s rat problem
Feral cats do a lot of harm — and little good.
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This one weird trick can solve all of Trump's problems
If you can't eliminate an issue, just eliminate any mention of it.
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Terry McAuliffe: Republicans are out of excuses on Medicaid expansion
They are leaving money on the table and hurting Virginians.
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Trump might discover what goes around comes around The Von Trump family singers
One can only imagine. We can only hope for a finale.
 
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The Post’s View
North Carolina is still leaving LGBT people out in the cold
The state's purported repeal of its 'bathroom bill' continues to let cities and counties discriminate.
 
A House bill poses a threat to worker privacy
Workforce wellness plans shouldn't coerce employees to part with personal health data.
 
Hungary's prime minister wants to shut down a beacon of freedom
The generation-old Central European University is in danger.
 
 
"Free For All" Letters
Chuck Berry rocked with the best of them, but he didn't roll alone
As a huge fan of Chuck Berry, I appreciated the March 19 front-page article "Exuding the dangerous appeal of rock music" and the March 20 Style article "Freedom to go fast." However, calling Berry...
 
 
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Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Trump sure sounds like a Russian mouthpiece
The most 'useful idiot' of them all
 
George Will’s 2017 Opening Day Quiz
Name the player or players who ...
 
The Daily Spicer: Did the president sign on to the failed health-care plan?
First in an endless series.
 
The Trump White House could use an active RNC
Trump needs all the support he can get. So where is the RNC?
 
When pundits say ‘the same people,’ they usually mean different people
The phrase is just a handy way to add a charge of dishonesty to their criticism.
 
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