Thursday's Opinions: Forget the $15 minimum wage. Here’s what a sensible compromise would look like.

Hating government doesn't solve problems; Republicans are risking becoming the party of Putin   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Ted S. Warren / AP Charles Lane Forget the $15 minimum wage. Here's what a sensible compromise would look like. We need to end the perennial argument by splitting the difference. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   E.J. Dionne Jr. Hating government doesn't solve problems The GOP's health-care bills would come at a very real cost. Read more »   Evan McMullin Republicans are risking becoming the party of Putin The GOP controls the White House and Congress, so ultimately its leaders must step up to prevent future Russian attacks on American democracy. Read more »   Charles Blahous Why the fear-mongering on Medicaid is totally overblown The GOP's health bills wouldn't take Medicaid from the most vulnerable. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Is the next recession being postponed? The Phillips Curve, a tool that shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment, has shifted. Read more »   Jim Campbell The Supreme Court puts a baker's business — and artistic freedom — on the line The government shouldn't be able to coerce my client into creating a custom cake for a same-sex wedding. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The Senate GOP's health-care bill is a liberal's caricature of conservatism Paying for a tax cut for the rich with cuts to health care for the poor is morally reprehensible. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it matter if the forest isn’t there anymore either? Trump vs. the free press A grimm fable. The free press is essential to a democracy.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Republicans, step away from the brink Senators should use the delay on a health-care vote to come up with a new, bipartisan bill. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Texas's new law on immigration policy is a blow to good policing In a state that prides itself on law and order, a law targeting sanctuary cities won't make citizens safer. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Would more evidence have changed the Catherine Fuller case's outcome? We'll never know. A Supreme Court ruling on the murder that shocked D.C. decades ago reinforces the need for reforms. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Some dubious claims in Nancy MacLean’s ‘Democracy in Chains’ No, modern libertarianism was not inspired by the works of John Calhoun and opposition to Brown v. Board of Education. By David Bernstein  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » A top Trump ally admits Russia will try to strike again. Does Trump care? Rudy Giuliani says Russia will meddle in the next election, too. What is the Trump administration doing about it? By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Getting to ‘yes’ means narrowing the question How to get out from under the health-care cloud. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Why the Russia investigation could be even bigger than you think It starts with the 2016 campaign, but it won't end there. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Fox News signs soon-to-be-former Rep. Jason Chaffetz to contributor role Network continues a tradition of top GOP politicians taking contributor roles By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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