Jan. 18, 2017 Obama's Commutation of Manning Sentence Sends a Horrible Message Good morning from Washington, where much head-scratching greets President Obama's decision to free the soldier who gave state secrets to WikiLeaks. Cully Stimson analyzes the move. In a departure from tradition, Obama isn't leaving town or staying quiet after Donald Trump takes over Friday. Fred Lucas has that story. Plus: Abigail Doty on Harvard and the decline of higher education, Morgan Walker on Newt Gingrich's take on Trump and spending, and Katrina Trinko on feminists who can't make room for pro-life women. Commentary Obama's Commutation of Manning Sentence Sends a Horrible Message This is a case about an Army private first class who, while stationed abroad, having access to top secret and other classified material, decided to steal that material and give it to WikiLeaks, knowing full well that WikiLeaks would publish the material for the world to se...