Wednesday's Opinions: Carla Hayden wants you to know that the Library of Congress is America's other attic

Harvey's burdens will fall hardest on the poor; Harvey should be the turning point in fighting climate change   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jonathan Capehart Carla Hayden wants you to know that the Library of Congress is America’s other attic The 14th librarian of Congress is the first African American and first woman to hold the position. Read more » Latest Columns David Von Drehle Harvey's burdens will fall hardest on the poor The storm is tough for all affected right now. But the fallout will be much tougher for some. Read more »   Vernon Loeb Harvey should be the turning point in fighting climate change Houston, the country's epicenter for oil and gas, should become a world capital of alternative energies. Read more »   Philip Allen Lacovara How the pardon power could end Trump's presidency Pardoning people involved in the Russia probe carries criminal and political risks. Read more »     David Ignatius A diminutive woman — and a spy who defined courage The bravery of Jeannie Rousseau de Clarens saved thousands of lives. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Kathleen Parker To brother Cromartie, with love Michael Cromartie was one of Washington's relatively unknown elves who work diligently and without fanfare to make the world a better place. Read more »   Margaret Colgate Love Presidential pardons have lost their true purpose Presidents have been exploiting the pardon power for decades. Read more »   Garrison Keillor How did we get here anyway? A madman has moved into our lives. How soon will he disappear? Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Republicans' empty words against Trump The GOP will perish if its members don't rein in the president. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Racism doesn’t exist all by itself, it has support. Ann is away Enough to make you sick. She'll return on Sept. 1.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Houston is paying the price for public officials' ignorance Scientists' warnings were discounted as "anti-development." By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   'Antifa' groups only help the hateful forces they claim to oppose They tend to discredit, through association, the far broader peaceful movement against racism and hate. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Congress must block Trump's ban on transgender people in the military It has the potential to do great harm and must not be allowed to stand. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs University fires professor for tweeting that hurricane ‘kinda feels like [instant karma] for Texas’ A bad response to bad speech, it seems to me -- especially because of what I call "censorship envy." 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 »   My Scalia essay: ‘Originalism as a Constraint on Judges’ Why originalism might be better at constraining the "puzzled judge" than the "willful judge." By Will Baude  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Free speech in the fog of scientific uncertainty Commercial speech doctrine has steered lawmakers to regulate advertising based on "falsity" rather than risk, to the detriment of public health and scientific literacy. By Jane Bambauer  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   ‘Gone With the Wind’ is the one Confederate monument worth saving As with statues of Confederate generals, we should study this classic movie less for what it says about the Civil War and more for what it says about how Americans wanted to remember that conflict. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Federal judge tosses Sarah Palin’s suit against the New York Times The case featured testimony from Times editorial page editor James Bennet. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  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