Friday's Opinions: You can’t carry a tennis ball near the GOP convention. But you can bring a gun.

A newly confident and audacious Germany; Obama's Whac-A-Mole strategy; Resisting the revisionists: Finally, a first step; Obama has helped us peer into the racial divide; Why Justice Ginsburg's Trump Derangement Syndrome is a bad sign; Why Republicans' new anti-immigrant platform likely spells doom for them; The criticism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ignores much of the nation's history; As an attorney general, I sued the tobacco companies. ExxonMobil is nothing like them.; In dark times, Pokémon Go gets us into the light; Mike Pence is everything Donald Trump is not; Congress launches Syria sanctions drive; Mike Pence is everything Donald Trump is not; You can't carry a tennis ball near the GOP convention. But you can bring a gun.; America has to do something to stop South Sudan's bloody unraveling; President Obama, it's time to pay your interns; Sean Hannity’s activism frames Fox News as wing of the Republican Party; Happy Hour Roundup; Ten takeaways about Trump’s VP pick; The mutual protection racket of Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes; Top Beltway reporters promulgate absurd false equivalence on Clinton, Trump; Obama’s retreat leaves the Palestinians out in the cold     Gene J. Puskar / AP Editorial Board You can't carry a tennis ball near the GOP convention. But you can bring a gun. Many household objects will be banned from downtown Cleveland but, because of our irrational laws, guns are not. Read more » Latest Columns Constanze Stelzenműller A newly confident and audacious Germany The new "White Book" shows a country that understands its power. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Obama's Whac-A-Mole strategy The assaults on the Islamic State show that U.S. military actions in the region are working by defeating the most dangerous groups. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Resisting the revisionists: Finally, a first step The troop deployments to Eastern Europe announced at the NATO summit in Warsaw were an achievement. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Obama has helped us peer into the racial divide The first black U.S. president has shown us how much work really needs to be done. Read more »   Fred Hiatt Why Justice Ginsburg's Trump Derangement Syndrome is a bad sign A President Trump could bring out the worst in all of us. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Why Republicans' new anti-immigrant platform likely spells doom for them Historically, voters have not been kind to xenophobic political parties. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ryan Park and Lori Alvino McGill The criticism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ignores much of the nation's history The supposed tradition of justices staying silent on politics is in fact relatively new. Read more »   Dennis C. Vacco As an attorney general, I sued the tobacco companies. ExxonMobil is nothing like them. We had a convincing case and a noble cause. The same cannot be said for the current crusade. Read more »   Sydney Covitz In dark times, Pokémon Go gets us into the light The smartphone app offers gamers a respite from the grim events of the real world. Read more »   Andrew Downs Mike Pence is everything Donald Trump is not The Indiana governor is a polite, conservative insider — making him Trump's ideal VP choice. Read more »   Josh Rogin Congress launches Syria sanctions drive A large sanctions package is aimed at punishing the Assad regime for mass atrocities. Read more »   Andrew Downs Mike Pence is everything Donald Trump is not The Indiana governor is a polite, conservative insider — in other words, what Trump is not. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The U.S. gun problem: can you say ‘Too many’? Ruth Bader Ginsburg v. Donald Trump Overloaded. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg issued a statement today expressing her regret for publicly criticizing Donald Trump.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View You can't carry a tennis ball near the GOP convention. But you can bring a gun. Many household objects will be banned from downtown Cleveland but, because of our irrational laws, guns are not. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   America has to do something to stop South Sudan's bloody unraveling The U.S. was key in the youngest country's creation five years ago. But it has been racked by civil war. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   President Obama, it's time to pay your interns Unpaid internships have become the new normal, but many students can't afford to work for nothing. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Sean Hannity’s activism frames Fox News as wing of the Republican Party Host provided a flight for Newt Gingrich to meet with Donald Trump. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Ten takeaways about Trump’s VP pick What about Pence? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The mutual protection racket of Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes Is it any wonder that the King of Cable News is sticking up for his boss? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Top Beltway reporters promulgate absurd false equivalence on Clinton, Trump Trump and Clinton can do better, sure. But not in equal proportion. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Obama’s retreat leaves the Palestinians out in the cold Obama dealt a blow to the Palestinian Authority. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071