Saturday's Opinions: The GOP has become the party of the grotesque

If this were the Cold War, America would be poised to lose; Why we can't have a rational conversation about immigration; Trump's continued attacks on Clinton tell us why the Democrats lost; I swam from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Then the world changed.; Black people aren't keeping white Americans out of college. Rich people are.; A debt-ceiling crisis is on its way. Yes, again.; Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law; Maryland's price-gouging law targets the wrong prescription drugs; Stop vilifying landlords who rent to the homeless; D.C.'s concealed-carry regulations just suffered a shot across the bow; There's no such thing as a Trump Democrat; Searching for the ruins at Reagan National Airport; How Congress can get a second chance on health care; Trump is trying to politicize intelligence to support his Iran policy. That's dangerous.; The FDA just unveiled one of the most important public-health initiatives of the century; Greece scapegoats a statistician who only did his job; An Army veteran's death demands better answers; President Benjamin Harrison wasn't as unsuccessful as it seems; Human vs. machine competitions (real or fictional) — but involving ordinary humans; Appellate court requires online tabloid to remove photos accusing recently withdrawn presidential nominee of participating in figurative ‘lynching’; Happy Hour Roundup; Bill Cosby and Hamilton — no, the other ones — and the freedom of the press, 282 years ago today; Is Mueller’s grand jury a big deal?; Entire 7th Circuit court will rehear the ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal     Eduardo Munoz / Reuters   George F. Will The GOP has become the party of the grotesque Look to Alabama's GOP primary — and Michigan, where Kid Rock might be a contender. Read more » Latest Columns Anne Applebaum If this were the Cold War, America would be poised to lose Unlike during the 20th century, the United States currently has no concerted effort to fight Russian propaganda. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Why we can't have a rational conversation about immigration The GOP has finally defined exactly which families they value, while Democrats have clarified their need for the needy. Read more »   David Von Drehle Trump's continued attacks on Clinton tell us why the Democrats lost To win next year, Democrats will need to offer something more appetizing than the plate they served up in 2016. Read more »   Lynne Cox I swam from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Then the world changed. Once again, people in both countries need to find ways to collaborate — through sports, art, music and literature. Read more »   Christine Emba Black people aren't keeping white Americans out of college. Rich people are. But the point of this new Justice Department initiative isn't to address the problems of college admissions at all. Read more »   Colbert I. King A debt-ceiling crisis is on its way. Yes, again. Will the president awake in time to his obligation to protect the full, faith and credit of the United States? Read more »     Ruth Marcus Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law Yes, this is another column about the president. They will continue until the danger subsides. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   William B. Schultz Maryland's price-gouging law targets the wrong prescription drugs The state's cumbersome new law distracts from the more difficult and important challenge of lowering prices of patented brand-name drugs. Read more »   Derek McCoy Stop vilifying landlords who rent to the homeless Someone has to provide low-cost housing. Read more »   Doug Pennington D.C.'s concealed-carry regulations just suffered a shot across the bow The decision got scant attention, but its impact could be significant. Read more »     Dana Milbank There's no such thing as a Trump Democrat A new analysis shows that those Obama voters who switched to the president were largely Republican to start with. Read more »   Eric Green Searching for the ruins at Reagan National Airport Historic Abingdon Plantation is a few hundred feet from Reagan National Airport, but you'd never know it. Read more »   Nancy-Ann DeParle and Phil Schiliro How Congress can get a second chance on health care Republicans have skirted Democrats for too long. They need a new game plan. Read more »   David S. Cohen Trump is trying to politicize intelligence to support his Iran policy. That's dangerous. By demanding that facts be changed to fit his aims, the president could make it harder to address security challenges. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes What Trump is doing gets harder and harder to ignore Trump’s immigration cuts Could be a heap o' trouble. Trump serves up a protein-rich political agenda.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The FDA just unveiled one of the most important public-health initiatives of the century A strategy combining low-nicotine cigarettes and a well-regulated e-cigarette industry should become a reality as soon as possible. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Greece scapegoats a statistician who only did his job Athens decides to blame the messenger for its debt crisis. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   An Army veteran's death demands better answers An investigation by the parents of an Army veteran who died in 2011 in the District raises serious questions about a possible rush to judgment. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters President Benjamin Harrison wasn't as unsuccessful as it seems Regarding Michael Kazin's July 23 Outlook essay, "Some presidents will never be popular": I understand Kazin's prognostication about President Trump's popularity, but I'm writing to correct some mis... Read more »   Latest Blogs Human vs. machine competitions (real or fictional) — but involving ordinary humans John Henry vs. steam drill was an extraordinary human worker against a machine; I'm looking for something comparing machines against ordinary human workers. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Appellate court requires online tabloid to remove photos accusing recently withdrawn presidential nominee of participating in figurative ‘lynching’ The tabloid, which used a photo of a lynching to accuse the ex-nominee of figuratively lynching two black stockbrokers (in an arbitration decision that the ex-nominee had signed), has been ordered to -- among other things -- "remove all ... images ... which depict ... lynching." 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 »   Bill Cosby and Hamilton — no, the other ones — and the freedom of the press, 282 years ago today Remembering the John Peter Zenger trial. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Is Mueller’s grand jury a big deal? A grand jury is serious business. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Entire 7th Circuit court will rehear the ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal The three-judge panel split 2-to-1 in favor of reversing Brendan Dassey's conviction; now the nine-judge court will consider it. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  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