Opinion roundup: Trump and Charlottesville; climate change and Exxon; Congress and Obamacare
A roundup of Tuesday’s editorials includes a look at how the president could face up to white supremacists, climate change, an Obamacare fix, and more.
Here are some opinions from the Right and from the Left.
Opinions from the Left
1. How Mr. Trump could face up to white supremacists
The New York Times: Racism is evil, but saying those words is only a start.
Jimmy takes a moment at the start of the show to address the events in #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/gCvv1OM8gq
— Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) August 15, 2017
2. The one thing Americans should be proud of after Charlottesville
President Donald Trump may have waited longer than many wanted him to denounce the violence in Charlottesville. The Washington Post points out that others spoke truth to power from the first hours after the incident.
Science, shmience, let’s emit some gas! https://t.co/C6ygr6FdCz
— Carl Hiaasen (@Carl_Hiaasen) August 12, 2017
3. Science, shmience, let’s emit some gas!
Carl Hiaasen of The Miami Herald says that climate change is real, and even Exxon Mobile is on board with it.
Opinions from the Right
🇺🇸 (@JoeFreedomLove) August 15, 2017A Short-Term ObamaCare Fix - WSJ https://t.co/sOWBqAJozW
— Joe FreedomLover
4. A short-Tterm ObamaCare fix
From the Wall Street Journal: “An HHS rule change could revive part of the individual market.“
5. A government failure in Charlottesville
Why did the protests get out of hand in Charlottesville? Authorities did not confront the situation sensibly, The Washington Examiner says.
6. Fighting white supremacy means owning up to American history
Trump is right when it comes to racism being part of this country’s history, The Nation says.
