Opinions P.M.: Why President Obama can't bring us together

Dallas and American ‘contradictions’; Lesson from Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment suit: Roger Ailes is very, very powerful; What the Dallas Police Department does right — and why doing those things could now be more difficult; My heart was heavy after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Dallas broke it.; Why President Obama can’t bring us together; Conservatives will probably lose the legal fight for small government. Here's why.; ‘The Night Of’ critiques the justice system, but falls short of greatness; GOP unity is dead; Washington Post bestsellers: July 10, 2016; Morning links: Five police officers killed in Dallas; After assassination of police officers, Trump says the right thing; Waiting for Wayne LaPierre; Republican attacks on Comey undermine the rule of law; Norman Lear on burlesque comedy, Elizabeth Warren and diversity in Hollywood; Ten mistakes Reince Priebus made;     Dallas and American ‘contradictions’ We have a long tradition of them. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more » Lesson from Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment suit: Roger Ailes is very, very powerful And Carlson was both a prisoner and beneficiary of his programming. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   What the Dallas Police Department does right — and why doing those things could now be more difficult The Dallas shooter "protested" police brutality by targeting a police department that has taken admirable efforts to fight it By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   My heart was heavy after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Dallas broke it. A peaceful protest is marred by an ambush. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why President Obama can’t bring us together We may all feel awful about the events in Dallas, but that doesn't mean he can unify us. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Conservatives will probably lose the legal fight for small government. Here's why. It doesn't look like the Supreme Court will be reversing direction any time soon. By Robert Gebelhoff  •  In Theory  •  Read more »   ‘The Night Of’ critiques the justice system, but falls short of greatness "The Night Of" is stylish and smart, but not actually revolutionary. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   GOP unity is dead Republicans seem to have reached a point where they have agreed to disagree. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Washington Post bestsellers: July 10, 2016 Washington Post bestsellers: Emily Giffin's 'First Comes Love' debuts at No. 1 Read more » Morning links: Five police officers killed in Dallas Plus: The Dallas Police Department's extraordinary record of community policing, pardoning immigrants, and the error-prone $2 drug test that's sending people to jail. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more » After assassination of police officers, Trump says the right thing He offers a measured response to the massacre in Dallas. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Waiting for Wayne LaPierre As of this post, there have been no official statements from the NRA and Wayne LaPierre following the shooting of Philando Castile. By Ann Telnaes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican attacks on Comey undermine the rule of law Several Republicans attempted to impugn the character of a model public servant. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Norman Lear on burlesque comedy, Elizabeth Warren and diversity in Hollywood The legendary television creator talks politics and the state of television. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Ten mistakes Reince Priebus made The chairman failed to serve the party. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       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