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Readers Write: Trump and immigration, health care policy, the political process
The past can be illuminating.
Robert Delahunty and John Radsan
Refining our list of the '40 greatest books we all should read'
Readers responded with solid arguments — and criticism.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'The Post' works in historic, current context
New movie examines Pentagon Papers case and puts a lens on today's era.
Letters
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Influenza epidemic is coming, and we're not ready
The bug is spreading; no state is immune. Could 1918 history repeat itself?
Editorial
Please quit, U.S. Rep. Farenthold
Your continued service is an embarrassment for Congress, GOP.
Ben Shapiro
Tinseltown, spare us the hypocrisy, please
Were you expecting applause for your newfound zeal to champion women's empowerment (a zeal that came only under pressure)?
Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View
Why someone should just build Trump a symbolic stretch of his wall
Sure, it's an impractical waste. But it may be the price of freedom for Dreamers and others.
Editorial
Tariff-happy Trump is hurting U.S. businesses
Based on complaint from one paper mill, newsprint users are hurt.
Cartoons
Christian Schneider, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (TNS)
It's time for your Social Security number to retire
They were never intended as an all-purpose identifier, and technology makes it to risky to use them that way.
Editorial
No, this country doesn't need Oprah in the White House
We've seen the Trump administration and should know we can do better.
Letters
Readers Write: High-speed rail, TV policies at Life Time, Oprah Winfrey's speech, shopping online, eating snow
Obstruction of rail study is just plain obstinate.
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