Friday, 15 December 2017

Today's Opinions: How Trump can win the GOP’s great war of ideas

 
Opinions
 
 
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How Trump can win the GOP's great war of ideas
He must make the case for a new conservatism.
To save the GOP, Republicans have to lose
The Alabama election was like looking into the abyss.
 
What Trumpists should really worry about
Alabama could be a sign of things to come.
 
A feast for regulatory parasites
The GOP tax proposal is stunningly complex on the corporate side, meaning lawyers and accountants would make out like bandits.
 
 
Newtonian physics will crush the GOP
The harder Trump fights women and minorities, the harder they will push back.
 
The Russia facts are hiding in plain sight
Trump can make as many denials as he wants, but the trail of evidence is long.
 
The GOP tax bill may be the worst piece of legislation in modern history
The outlook is already dire for funding for infrastructure and scientific research.
 
Secret court settlements are a scourge on society
But don't expect them to go away any time soon.
 
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The government's ability to fight terrorism is in peril
Congress is set to let a key security tool expire at the end of the year.
 
The bitcoin hype is weird. But investors might be right.
Just because something has never existed does not mean it cannot exist.
 
Congress must act on the 'dreamers'
Legislators should bring certainty and security to the lives of children of undocumented immigrants.
 
 
Editorial Cartoons
Republicans have many new ways to let them eat cake Two scoops with PDB sprinkles
It's all about freedom. In a Washington Post exclusive, current and former officials say Trump's daily intelligence update is often structured to avoid upsetting him.
 
 
The Post's View
Congress should help Puerto Rico — not hurt it
The situation is more dire than we know.
 
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Corruption makes Ukraine even more vulnerable to Russia
As long as the country fails to embrace the rule of law, it is in danger.
 
 
The Supreme Court gets a second chance to quash gerrymandering
A new case challenges extreme partisan redistricting.
 
 
Latest Blogs
Oh, great: Rupert Murdoch will have more time to spend on Fox News
Sale of entertainment assets brings Murdoch back to journalistic 'roots.'
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
 
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 'fake news' and real pies
Okay, so Sanders proved it. (Kind of — we never saw her make those impeccably crimped crusts.)
 
Ben Carson is right about one thing when it comes to homelessness
He doesn't want to just throw money at the problem. Thankfully, we don't have to.
 
 
Net neutrality is gone. Feel the freedom coursing through your veins.
What a day!
 
 
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