Tuesday 27 February 2018

Today's Opinions: Don’t let the absurd ploy to arm teachers distract you

 
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Don't let the absurd ploy to arm teachers distract you
The gun lobby wants to buy time and divert your focus from where it matters. We can't fall for it.
These 'buffalo' health plans are a load of bull
Extending short-term insurance plans will damage Obamacare markets.
 
It's apocalypse now on guns
Rushing to the extremes hampers incremental change, which is what the country needs.
 
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The United States should get out of Afghanistan. Now.
If the United States pulls out of the country, the Taliban wins. And while no one wants that to happen, we've done it before.
 
The Kochs are trying to kill unions. Be careful what you wish for.
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could backfire.
 
Trump is on a collision course with the Fed
The president has handled the central bank more or less responsibly. He should do the same with monetary policy.
 
 
Trump vs. Mueller is a battle for America's soul
Each of them represents a recognizable American archetype.
 
The Supreme Court may decide what you can wear to go vote. This isn't hard.
Don't tread on this voter's T-shirt
 
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Editorial Cartoons
Republicans are prepared to act on guns, in the theatrical sense Pledge loyalty and get a job
There will be much hand waving. Trump's longtime personal pilot is being considered for the head job at the Federal Aviation Administration.
 
 
The Post's View
A new form of totalitarianism takes root in China
President Trump seems untroubled.
 
The Nunes memo continues to backfire
Republicans' campaign of misdirection discredits them — but not the Russia investigation.
 
Scalia embraced compromise on unions. Today's Supreme Court should, too.
In these polarized times, the Supreme Court should modify precedent and shore up its legitimacy.
 
 
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Donald Trump possesses rare powers. Didn't you know?
The president said that, even without a gun, he'd have run into the Parkland, Fla., high school to stop the shooter. As only he could.
 
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Give up the act, Ivanka
Being both daddy's little girl and a crusader for women's rights is hard when daddy has been credibly accused of serial assault
 
Trump's personal pilot to head the FAA? It's the latest sign norms are breaking down.
All the little things are adding up to something very worrisome and destructive.
 
Trump's gross action-star fantasy is the last thing school shooting victims need
The students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School didn't need an action hero to save them. And the president shouldn't pretend he would have acted like one.
 
 
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