Tuesday's Opinions: Keeping Kushner would make Trump’s Russia nightmare permanent

Trump experiences life through the windshield of a golf cart. That explains a lot.; Give the Portland heroes the Presidential Medal of Freedom   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jonathan Ernst / Reuters   Eugene Robinson Keeping Kushner would make Trump's Russia nightmare permanent Has the president's son-in-law flown too close to the sun? Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Catherine Rampell Trump experiences life through the windshield of a golf cart. That explains a lot. His antagonistic views of Europe, for example, are inspired by various countries' obstruction of his golf course plans. Read more »   Betsy Karasik Give the Portland heroes the Presidential Medal of Freedom I nominate the three men who came to the defense of strangers on a Oregon train for this highest honor. Read more »     Richard Cohen Protesters at Middlebury College demonstrate 'cultural appropriation' — of fascism Middlebury got a black eye. A professor got a concussion. And we all got a warning. Read more »   Nathan Fletcher Veterans with mental-health injuries deserve Purple Hearts, too It's time to provide equality of honor for their sacrifice. Read more »     David Ignatius Zbigniew Brzezinski was an intrepid advocate of the 'liberal international order' And he was deeply troubled in his final months that this order had been undermined by the rise of the inexperienced President Trump. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Some of Trump’s supporters … well, they can’t really explain it either I wanna hold your hand It's an unusual position. President Trump has a warm relationship with authoritarian leaders.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View 'Some have classified it as treason,' but these opposing-party lawmakers are collaborating The Problem Solvers Caucus of 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats is working to get things done in Washington. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Congress should turn a deaf ear to the NRA's campaign against silencers An ostensible public health bill is being promoted in an effort to undo federal restrictions on the ownership of gun silencers. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Thankfully, Virginia and D.C. are taking climate policy into their own hands Their carbon-pricing initiatives fill some of the blank space left by the Trump administration. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Portland mayor urges federal government to revoke permit for “alt-right” demonstration, on the theory that “hate speech is not protected” But any such revocation (or any denial of a permit by the city itself) based on speakers' viewpoints -- however loathsome -- would violate the First Amendment, because there is no "hate speech" exception. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Why can’t Congress get its act together? Trump makes everything harder. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ‘Back channels’ are protocol for a president — but not for a president-elect What's not okay is when an incoming administration seeks to undermine the policies of the incumbent. By David Ignatius  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Why the Trump administration can’t solve its biggest problems No "shakeup" or "overhaul" is going to work. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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