Friday's Opinions: Mr. Ryan’s endorsement of Trump is sad day for the GOP — and America

Why the muted response to seeking the death penalty for Dylann Roof?; How long will America ignore Syria's suffering?; Evangelicals must not bear the mark of Trump; If states want to help workers find jobs, they should reform licensing; What service academy athletes owe us before they go pro; The Islamic State feeds off Western Islamophobia; My politically incorrect commencement address for Trump University graduates; Lovable Bernie whacks Israel; A very presidential president; Clinton's foreign policy speech: Slam dunk on Trump, but short on fresh ideas; Ireland's fear of the Brexit; Luis Almagro: A courageous voice on Venezuela; UCLA: Chapter 186 in America's gun carnage since Newtown; Mr. Ryan's endorsement of Trump is sad day for the GOP — and America; Tribune Co., now ‘tronc,’ issues worst press release in the history of journalism; The shallow moral calculus behind Paul Ryan’s Trump capitulation; Happy Hour Roundup; Gun-documentary director shows no remorse for deceptive, demeaning edit; The Post’s Martin Baron: Trump is facing a ‘truly independent press’; Paul Ryan walks the tightrope by saying he will vote for Trump     Alex Wong Editorial Board Mr. Ryan's endorsement of Trump is sad day for the GOP — and America The House speaker lets down his party and his country by endorsing Donald Trump. Read more » Latest Columns Charles Lane Why the muted response to seeking the death penalty for Dylann Roof? Some crimes are so ghastly that even death-penalty skeptics find it hard to challenge the use of capital punishment for them. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria How long will America ignore Syria's suffering? Millions of Syrian men, women and children are fleeing their homes, living in squalor and losing their lives. Read more »     Michael Gerson Evangelicals must not bear the mark of Trump In exchange for their support, the candidate proposes to "take care of you" on restrictions on political activities of tax-exempt institutions. Read more »   Jack Markell If states want to help workers find jobs, they should reform licensing States need to eliminate unnecessary licensing that inhibits workers from finding jobs. Read more »   Tom Slear What service academy athletes owe us before they go pro Taxpayers get cheated if cadets and midshipmen don't fulfill active-duty commitments. Read more »     David Ignatius The Islamic State feeds off Western Islamophobia Donald Trump and his counterparts in Europe need to turn down the volume. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Catherine Rampell My politically incorrect commencement address for Trump University graduates One piece of advice: Never wear sunscreen. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Lovable Bernie whacks Israel Sanders won't win, but he will shape the Democratic party platform. Read more »     Eugene Robinson A very presidential president Beginning to look at Mr. Obama's legacy, and it looks good. Read more »   Danielle Pletka Clinton's foreign policy speech: Slam dunk on Trump, but short on fresh ideas She had her turn, as Secretary of State, and failed to distinguish herself in any way. Read more »   Judy Dempsey Ireland's fear of the Brexit A British exit from the E.U. would have profound economic and security impacts on the island, north and south. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Payday lending is a check without balance Hillary Clinton can’t win Cartoon for June 3, 2016. A woman running for president is judged differently than a man.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Luis Almagro: A courageous voice on Venezuela Luis Almagro is right: Voting, not "dialogue," is the solution to a deepening crisis. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   UCLA: Chapter 186 in America's gun carnage since Newtown Another campus gunman, this time at UCLA, and more quotidian terror. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Mr. Ryan's endorsement of Trump is sad day for the GOP — and America The House speaker lets down his party and his country by endorsing Donald Trump. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Tribune Co., now ‘tronc,’ issues worst press release in the history of journalism Buzzwords and lower-case letters abound. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » The shallow moral calculus behind Paul Ryan’s Trump capitulation What the speaker is really saying with his endorsement. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Gun-documentary director shows no remorse for deceptive, demeaning edit Stephanie Soechtig draws unfortunate distinction between journalism, filmmaking By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The Post’s Martin Baron: Trump is facing a ‘truly independent press’ Editor speaks about deployment of editorial resources for two top presidential candidates. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan walks the tightrope by saying he will vote for Trump Ryan bends but does not break. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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