Thursday's Opinions: Obama’s promise of continuity we can believe in

Biden serves up an aimless and dull speech; The right target for the U.S. in Syria: Hezbollah; How Bill Clinton subtly addressed the unsayable: The Lewinsky scandal; Is Venezuela the pro-Castro diehards' last stand?; The Democrats' well-deserved WikiLeaks blowback; What it's like to be long-term unemployed; The charges have been dropped, but this shouldn't be the end of the Freddie Gray case; Voters take note: Donald Trump just invited a Russian cyberattack of his opponent; Now it's Hillary Clinton's turn to speak to America's potential; Obama’s speech made the best case for Clinton; Dems pummel Trump: A good time was had by all; Bill O’Reilly irretrievably loses it over White House slaves; Donald Trump gets a well-deserved beat-down from Michael Bloomberg; Donald Trump takes us all for a ride again; Trump and Putin as partners: The surreal prospects     J. Scott Applewhite   E.J. Dionne Jr. Obama's promise of continuity we can believe in He and Hillary Clinton find themselves on the same side of Democratic arguments about how change is achieved and how fast it can come. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns Barton Swaim Biden serves up an aimless and dull speech Sorry, but a sitting vice president has to do rather better than lobbing a few bromides at the Republican nominee. Read more »   Daniel Serwer The right target for the U.S. in Syria: Hezbollah Attacking the Lebanese terrorist group would send a clear message in a complex situation. Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE Balancing act Why millennials are taking their time reaching financial milestones Danielle Allen How Bill Clinton subtly addressed the unsayable: The Lewinsky scandal Like Ronald Reagan in 1984, he flipped the negatives upside down. Read more »     David Ignatius Is Venezuela the pro-Castro diehards' last stand? They seem to be fighting their last battle in Venezuela. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The Democrats' well-deserved WikiLeaks blowback The Obama administration's refusal to stop WikiLeaks comes back to haunt Democrats. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson What it's like to be long-term unemployed Aa powerful counterpoint for me and for readers. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Nefarious political allies play by play Hillary Clinton’s glass ceiling People who live in glass towers... The former Secretary of State is the first woman to secure the nomination of a major political party in America.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The charges have been dropped, but this shouldn't be the end of the Freddie Gray case Reforms have begun in Baltimore but much more needs to be done to prevent senseless deaths in police custody. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Voters take note: Donald Trump just invited a Russian cyberattack of his opponent The Republican presidential nominee has suggested a hostile foreign power hack Hillary Clinton's emails. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Now it's Hillary Clinton's turn to speak to America's potential Michelle Obama, Tim Kaine and other Democrats have presented a picture of a nation challenged, but not beaten; it's up to Ms. Clinton to reinforce this message. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Obama’s speech made the best case for Clinton What will probably turn out to be the best speech of this year's convention. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Dems pummel Trump: A good time was had by all Trump is taunted and teased. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Bill O’Reilly irretrievably loses it over White House slaves If the new managers of Fox News are looking to send a message, now might be a good time to do so. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Donald Trump gets a well-deserved beat-down from Michael Bloomberg He doesn't put his prestige on the line for just anyone. And he doesn't suffer fools. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Donald Trump takes us all for a ride again Even in the middle of the Democratic convention, The Donald is still dominating the news. By Joe Scarborough  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump and Putin as partners: The surreal prospects If Trump is willing to use Putin's resources for his political gain today, what would stop him from reaching out to Putin once he became president? By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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