Wednesday's Opinions: The looming debt-ceiling crisis explained in plain English

Steve Jobs gave us President Trump; Apparently, it's illegal to laugh at Jeff Sessions   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jonathan Capehart The looming debt-ceiling crisis explained in plain English Everything you need to know. Read more » Latest Columns David Von Drehle Steve Jobs gave us President Trump The iPhone has vaporized traditional political gatekeepers. Read more »     Dana Milbank Apparently, it's illegal to laugh at Jeff Sessions But his DACA announcement was part of a long line of absurdities. Read more »     David Ignatius History shows us how calamitous the North Korea crisis could become Wars often result from bellicose rhetoric and bad information. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Have we reached a point of no return? With a nuclear battle of nitwits and our attention flitting about at will, it seems worse is yet to come. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Patty Murray How we can find common ground on health care I'm happy Trumpcare failed. But now Congress has to act. Read more »   Garrison Keillor When a red state gets the blues Conservative, self-reliant Texas chose its fate. But now it wants the rest of us to bail it out? Read more »   Dana Rohrabacher My fellow conservatives should protect medical marijuana from the government Let's put federalism before drug cartels. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump's tax-reform pitch is entirely divorced from reality The argument that the United States must cut corporate taxes to spur job growth is nonsense. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes As bad as the political climate is, the actual climate is still worse Where there’s smoke … There may be a connection. Mueller is examining a letter that Trump drafted the day before the president fired FBI Director James Comey for possible obstruction of justice.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's heartless decision The president's move isn't just gratuitous and cruel. It's economically backward. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A welcome change of course from the Trump administration "Reverse mortgages" divert resources from less affluent first-time home buyers to seniors who already own homes. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Montgomery County should approach council changes with care The charter commission would be wise to remember the current system's hedges against parochialism. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Trade group bashes NRA: ‘It is un-American to threaten journalists’ NRA responds that it's merely pledging to hold media accountable. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Louisiana loses a champion of justice For more than 60 years, Sam Dalton represented the accused, the indigent and the condemned. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   Yes, in North Carolina you can sue someone for having sex with your spouse A North Carolina appellate court has held that the torts of "alienation of affections" and "criminal conversation" are not unconstitutional. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Bannon’s grand, disruptive designs are only getting started And the long-term consequences for the GOP are anyone's guess. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   With DACA, Jeff Sessions bent Trump to his will — again This marks the umpteenth time the greatness of America has been diminished by the "Make America Great Again" crowd. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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