Monday's Opinions [Dec 17, 2012]

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, December 17, 2012 Joseph A. Califano Jr. Gun control lesson from LBJ If Obama wants to act, time is short. E.J. Dionne Jr. This is the moment It is time for voters to insist that gun control matters. Fred Hiatt Putin turns back the clock As Russia's president tightens grip, fear returns. Robert J. Samuelson The Fed rolls the dice It has tried to twin employment and inflation before and failed. Lawrence Summers A more fair tax reform Adjusted gross income redefinition needed. Tom Toles Tom Toles cartoon Click on the image for the full-size cartoon Ann Telnaes Ann Telnaes Animation Click on the image to watch the animation Post Partisan This time has to be different E.J. Dionne Jr. After the Newtown shooting, the cowardice, the fear, the evasion and the political convenience must end. An entire kindergarten class reportedly unaccounted for Rachel Manteuffel Readers respond to news from Connecticut Use politics. Wait first, then turn to politics. Jonathan Bernstein Reacting to horrific events such as the Newtown shooting by turning to politics is in the finest patriotic tradition of this nation Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy