Thursday's Opinions: Trump and the GOP have snuffed out the party of Lincoln

Donald Trump, working-class hero; Policing should move beyond crime reduction; Will Texas become another brick in the Democrats' blue wall?; Donald Trump's dreadful show in Cleveland; Republicans debate: Kill Hillary, or merely jail her; Why Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech was a major turning point for her; An appeal to Mike Pence: Leave your anti-LGBT views behind; Is job insecurity overstated?; GOP minds are at sea — but not the right one; Prosecutors' confounding recommendation that Jeffrey Thompson avoid jail time; Turkey's Erdogan mounts his own political coup; Memo to Republicans: Democracies don't lock up political opponents; The GOP’s convention of chaos; Ted Cruz unleashed; Ted Cruz distinguished himself Wednesday night. Mike Pence failed.; Ted Cruz holds his nose but can’t endorse Donald Trump; Will Fox News’s vaunted PR machine outlive Roger Ailes?; Happy Hour Roundup     Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images Danielle Allen Trump and the GOP have snuffed out the party of Lincoln A good name for those compassionate conservatives who still defend civil liberties, now in exile from Republicans, would be the Lincoln Party. Read more » Latest Columns Charles Lane Donald Trump, working-class hero Among shuttered mines and mills,Trump exploits dreams of restoration. Read more »   Tracey L. Meares Policing should move beyond crime reduction Police officers' focus must be on protection of all life equally. Read more »     George F. Will Will Texas become another brick in the Democrats' blue wall? If the Lone Star State turns purple, it will cement America as a center-left nation. Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. Donald Trump's dreadful show in Cleveland At the GOP convention, Democrats are not just criticized — they're demonized. Read more »     Dana Milbank Republicans debate: Kill Hillary, or merely jail her Delegates are divided over a crucial question. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Peter Slevin Why Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech was a major turning point for her Melania Trump's speech contained a few of the same phrases but none of the sentiment or the specifics. Read more »   Chrys P. Kefalas An appeal to Mike Pence: Leave your anti-LGBT views behind A fellow Republican asks the GOP's vice-presidential nominee to embrace inclusion. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Is job insecurity overstated? The labor market is more stable than commonly believed, a new study argues. Read more »     George F. Will GOP minds are at sea — but not the right one The next commander in chief must realize what's at stake in the South China Sea. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The Trump ticket to MaryPoppinsville Make Republicans first again Is this a true story? By nominating Donald Trump, the Republican leadership has confirmed that winning the presidency is more important to them than the good of the country.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Prosecutors' confounding recommendation that Jeffrey Thompson avoid jail time They argue that the mastermind of Vincent Gray's 2010 illegal shadow campaign should get six months of home confinement. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Turkey's Erdogan mounts his own political coup After last week's coup attempt, those targeted include anyone suspected of not supporting his government. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Memo to Republicans: Democracies don't lock up political opponents The GOP's convention attacks on Hillary Clinton are divorced from reality. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs The GOP’s convention of chaos His quest for the presidency may crash and burn, as it richly deserves to, but it will never be boring. By Eugene Robinson  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Ted Cruz unleashed Jefferson has beliefs. Burr has none. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Ted Cruz distinguished himself Wednesday night. Mike Pence failed. Whatever the motivation, Cruz refused to associate himself with Trump. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Ted Cruz holds his nose but can’t endorse Donald Trump Ted Cruz coughed up the name of the man who defeated him for the Republican nomination precisely once in his convention speech Wednesday night. By Ruth Marcus  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Will Fox News’s vaunted PR machine outlive Roger Ailes? If not, media reporters may have some free time on their hands. 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 »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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