Saturday, 22 July 2017

Saturday's Opinions: Sean Spicer is the latest Trump casualty. He won’t be the last.

Attacks on American Muslims are un-American. Under Trump, they're on the rise.; In Trump country, Russia just isn't big news. Here's why.; No, Trump can't pardon himself. The Constitution tells us so.; Homage to a great editor; Weapon technology has been stalled for decades. That's about to change.; 'The Buck Stops Here' must be a phrase foreign to Trump; The Mall needs a memorial for the war on terrorism; The Trump administration's dismal forecast for the Chesapeake Bay; Gov. McAuliffe made an irreversible mistake; The Trump effect overseas: Praise from the president, then a crackdown; Secretary Kelly, when will you speak up for 'dreamers'?; Why are some D.C. schools underreporting student suspensions?; A testament to the human impulse to help one another; Open Thread; HuffPost reporters may be rating pizza on site's cross-country bus tour. Yuck.; Court reverses restriction on man’s blogging about his condo association, management company and neighbors; Happy Hour Roundup; Can accusation of lynching be ordered taken down as a supposed threat of lynching?; Public choice theory is crucial to understanding the criminal justice system
 
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Sean Spicer is the latest Trump casualty. He won't be the last.
The problem at the White House is more than personnel — it's the president.
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Attacks on American Muslims are un-American. Under Trump, they're on the rise.
There is no question that things have gotten worse since Trump took the national spotlight.
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In Trump country, Russia just isn't big news. Here's why.
Mocking small-town papers for covering dollar-store openings isn't a good look.
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No, Trump can't pardon himself. The Constitution tells us so.
And so does hundreds of years of legal tradition.
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Homage to a great editor
Alan Shearer, who has run The Washington Post's syndication operation the past 26 years, is retiring.
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Weapon technology has been stalled for decades. That's about to change.
Say hello to railguns, hypersonic weapons and lasers.
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'The Buck Stops Here' must be a phrase foreign to Trump
Personal responsibility is strange fruit to him.
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The Mall needs a memorial for the war on terrorism
Such a monument would honor a 16-year-long battle.
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The Trump administration's dismal forecast for the Chesapeake Bay
We should be protecting the Chesapeake watershed more, not less.
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Gov. McAuliffe made an irreversible mistake
William Morva should not have been executed.
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Editorial Cartoons
Republicans decide to go for close enough Spicer finally lets go
Returning to their first love. Sean Spicer resigns, Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes over as press secretary, and Anthony Scaramucci is the new communications director.
 
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The Post’s View
The Trump effect overseas: Praise from the president, then a crackdown
Trump praised Poland. Then Poland ramped up its assault on the rule of law.
 
Secretary Kelly, when will you speak up for 'dreamers'?
He has sounded increasingly passive on the issue facing young undocumented immigrants brought here as children.
 
Why are some D.C. schools underreporting student suspensions?
Officials need to dig deep to find out why the problem occurred.
 
 
"Free For All" Letters
A testament to the human impulse to help one another
I was brought to tears by the story of the "human chain" that saved swimmers who were perilously close to drowning off a Florida beach ["Florida beachgoers form a human chain to save 10 swept off by...
 
 
Latest Blogs
Open Thread
All yours.
 
HuffPost reporters may be rating pizza on site's cross-country bus tour. Yuck.
Cross-country bus tour -- lookout! -- could yield travel-related stories. NO!
 
Court reverses restriction on man’s blogging about his condo association, management company and neighbors
A decision today from the Florida Court of Appeal.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Can accusation of lynching be ordered taken down as a supposed threat of lynching?
A response from Duke University professor Jeff Powell to my Volokh Conspiracy post Brummer v. Wey and a reply from me.
 
Public choice theory is crucial to understanding the criminal justice system
Instead of demonizing James Buchanan, progressives would do well to learn from him.
 
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