Saturday's Opinions: Something is not right

My students in Dubai always admired the U.S. Now that's changing.; Don't be so surprised about the body slam. Trump planted those seeds long ago.; The way to restore American self-reliance: Make kids work harder; Six of the worst cuts in Trump's budget; Three Republican EPA administrators: Trump is putting us on a dangerous path; Trump's weird adherence to this 1980s concept explains his whole presidency; Tom Cotton: Arlington National Cemetery is running out of space. We must act to protect its future.; America is about to face a major hostage situation; The U.S. has a homegrown terrorist problem — and it's coming from the right; It's time for Metro to get real and adopt these bold reforms; The Internet started in Virginia. So why is broadband access so spotty?; Hate crimes demand more than a moment of silence; The populist ethical issue hurting Virginia Democrats; The Trump administration just imposed a massive tax increase. You may have missed it.; Gianforte's behavior was inexcusable. The House should not tolerate it.; The staggering price prisoners' relatives must pay to call their loved ones; There is no risk-free level of alcohol use during pregnancy; Trump is no bull in a china shop. He's a steer.; Hillary Clinton’s speech at Wellesley tried to be hopeful. It just left me sad.; No First Amendment right to political public nudity — even in San Francisco; ‘Citizens United,’ media corporations and other corporations; White House reporter April Ryan on Colbert: ‘It’s not about us’; Happy Hour Roundup; Obama has no shame     Shawn Thew / EPA   Ruth Marcus Something is not right Many of us these days find ourselves channeling our inner Miss Clavel. Read more » Latest Columns Yasmine Bahrani My students in Dubai always admired the U.S. Now that's changing. College graduates who once headed to America are opting for Britain or Canada instead. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Don't be so surprised about the body slam. Trump planted those seeds long ago. Trump's rhetoric has normalized hatred of journalists and, by implication, encouraged the sort of behavior we've witnessed. Read more »     George F. Will The way to restore American self-reliance: Make kids work harder In a new book, a Nebraska senator advocates hard physical work for young people to build the "scar tissue of character." Read more »   Six of the worst cuts in Trump's budget Experts make a case for preserving critical funding. Read more »   William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas and William K. Reilly Three Republican EPA administrators: Trump is putting us on a dangerous path His climate-related budget cuts reflect willful ignorance of an enormous threat. Read more »   Danielle Allen Trump's weird adherence to this 1980s concept explains his whole presidency From "the wall" to his bromance with Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »   Tom Cotton Tom Cotton: Arlington National Cemetery is running out of space. We must act to protect its future. The cemetery must buy land from Arlington County and Virginia, and Congress must support these efforts. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Catherine Rampell America is about to face a major hostage situation The health of the global financial system is at stake. Read more »   Colbert I. King The U.S. has a homegrown terrorist problem — and it's coming from the right President Trump denounces "barbaric attacks" overseas. What about those in the U.S.? Read more »   Jackie Jeter It's time for Metro to get real and adopt these bold reforms If we fail to take action, the system is headed toward collapse. Read more »   Peter Galuszka The Internet started in Virginia. So why is broadband access so spotty? For-profit companies won't invest in sparsely populated or mostly poor areas. Read more »   Mariam Haris Hate crimes demand more than a moment of silence The University of Maryland must do something. Read more »   Stephen Nash The populist ethical issue hurting Virginia Democrats Public financing could help them seem less beholden to corporate interests. Read more »   Andy Slavitt The Trump administration just imposed a massive tax increase. You may have missed it. The Trump Health Care Tax will hurt middle-income families. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump’s budget: a trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re still not talking about real money I wanna hold your hand Unreality show. President Trump has a warm relationship with authoritarian leaders.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Gianforte's behavior was inexcusable. The House should not tolerate it. If he is convicted, he should resign — or be expelled. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The staggering price prisoners' relatives must pay to call their loved ones The Federal Communications Commission was fighting to lower the cost of instrastate prison phone calls — until it dropped its defense in February. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   There is no risk-free level of alcohol use during pregnancy By writing that studies are "ambiguous" in "Five myths about pregnancy" [Outlook, May 14], Amy Tuteur framed the issue of a safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy as an ongoing debate between op... Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Trump is no bull in a china shop. He's a steer. Here are some true bulls. Read more »   Latest Blogs Hillary Clinton’s speech at Wellesley tried to be hopeful. It just left me sad. Clinton has spoken at her alma mater three times. In those speeches, you can see her expectations for politics diminishing. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   No First Amendment right to political public nudity — even in San Francisco So the 9th Circuit held yesterday. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » ‘Citizens United,’ media corporations and other corporations If a corporate-owned newspaper has a right to "endorse a presidential candidate on page twenty-six," how can "the corporate owners of General Motors" be forbidden from publishing an ad with the identical message -- or the opposite one -- on page twenty-five? By Floyd Abrams  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   White House reporter April Ryan on Colbert: ‘It’s not about us’ Actually: It used to be that way. But things are changing. 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 »   Obama has no shame Obama can bask in self-delusion and embrace the collective amnesia of his pious followers, but the rest of us can only hope that today's leaders do a better job than he did. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. 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