Opinion: Health reform, conservative and real

View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, July 11, 2017 [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [David Leonhardt] David Leonhardt Op-Ed Columnist If you’ve been following national politics over the past decade, I completely understand that you might have come to view bipartisan health care reform as an oxymoron. Through the debate over passing Obamacare, the early implementation of it and now the Republicans’ attempts to pass their own bill, the health care debate seems hopelessly polarized. But it doesn’t need to be. On substantive grounds, liberals and conservatives still have plenty of room for compromise and even common ground. To see such compromise in action — and, frankly, to improve my mood amid the cynicism of Washington — I traveled to Rhode Island recently to see how health reform can work. In [my column today]( I talk about what I learned. I hope you’ll read it. In other news, I recommend recent columns by [David Frum]( [Lawrence Summers]( (the former Treasury Secretary) and [Michael McFaul]( (the former U.S. ambassador to Russia) on President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and the U.S.’s broader approach to Russia. Frum — a former George W. Bush aide — continues to be one of the most urgent, important voices on what Congressional Republicans should be doing. The full Opinion report from The Times follows, including [Susan Butler]( on Amelia Earhart and [Doug Gl]( on fielding shifts in baseball. Editorial [The Culture of Dishonesty]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As disheartening as Mr. Trump’s record of dishonesty is, his team’s willingness to share in it is worse. Op-Ed Columnist [How We Are Ruining America]( By DAVID BROOKS College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks. Op-Ed Columnist [Health Reform, Both Real and Conservative]( By DAVID LEONHARDT Bipartisan health reform is possible. I visited Rhode Island to see it in action. ADVERTISEMENT Editorial [Hong Kong’s Future in Doubt]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The city’s critical institutions have been weakened by the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping’s meddling. Editorial [Spyware That Governments Can’t Resist]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The temptation for governments to misuse it is intense, and the proscriptions of manufacturers are obviously insufficient. Contributing Op-Ed Writer [What Makes (and Unmakes) an All-Star?]( By DOUG GLANVILLE A career is more complex than the stat line on the back of your baseball card. Katherine Lam [Op-Ed Contributor]( [Searching for Amelia Earhart]( By SUSAN BUTLER Competing theories on her disappearance over the Pacific 80 years ago do nothing to diminish her pioneering legacy. Op-Ed Contributor [Will Trump Kill the Bourbon Boom?]( By FRED MINNICK The American whiskey industry offers a case study in how the president’s trade policy could backfire. Vietnam ‘67 [Vietnam’s South Korean Ghosts]( By HEONIK KWON Largely forgotten today, some 50,000 Korean soldiers fought alongside their American allies. Fixes [Breaking the Opioid Habit in Dentists’ Offices]( By TINA ROSENBERG Dentists are beginning to prescribe fewer opioids to teenagers after wisdom teeth extractions, since nonaddictive painkillers can be as effective. On Campus [Podcasts for the Recent College Grad]( By PHOEBE LETT Useful advice and fun listening for those who are new to the real world struggle. OPINION [Penn Station, Now and Always]( By ZACH GROSS A photographer discovers beauty in the currently dysfunctional transit hub. HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [opinionnewsletter@nytimes.com](mailto:opinionnewsletter@nytimes.com?subject=Opinion%20Today%20Newsletter%20Feedback). ADVERTISEMENT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | SUNDAY REVIEW [What Do We Think Poverty Looks Like?]( By TRACIE MCMILLAN Lessons from a year on food stamps. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | SUNDAY REVIEW [My Son, the Jihadist]( By NICOLA BENYAHIA Failing to spot how Rasheed became radicalized is the biggest regret of my life. Letters [Trump and Putin: A Scorecard]( Readers assess the president’s European trip. SIGN UP FOR THE VIETNAM ’67 NEWSLETTER Examining America’s long war in Southeast Asia [through the course]( of a single year. FOLLOW OPINION [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytopinion]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »](  | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Opinion Today newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018