Opinion: Left-rail roundup: Japan rising; dead screaming; Donald dreaming

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Pacifism’s last stand in Japan: A constitution that bars Japan from military action seems quaint in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat. But right-wingers should tone down the rhetoric.

Dead wrong: It’s killing that’s cruel and unusual.

Trump, not Tara, triumphs: ‘The Donald’ swoops in to rescue his embattled Miss USA, proving his genius for self-promotion.