Wednesday's Opinions: Michelle Obama goes unrecognized on walks outside the White House. Black women know why.

Sponsored by Susan B. Anthony List | Jeff Sessions shed his offensive past in his confirmation hearing. Was it an act?; Dylann Roof's last words; Republicans want to fight climate change, but fossil-fuel bullies won't let them; If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too; Face it, Southerners are nicer people; Where's the GOP's health-care plan?; How Trump could bring real change to Cuba; Dylann Roof's death sentence will prolong the pain he caused; Don't ban fracking in Maryland; BuzzFeed’s ridiculous rationale for publishing the Trump-Russia dossier; Could Trump be in Putin’s pocket?; First Amendment protects guy who wants to gut it; Happy Hour Roundup; Armstrong Williams sexual harassment case ends in settlement; Bill O’Reilly accused again of sexual harassment. Ratings to spike!     Jonathan Capehart Michelle Obama goes unrecognized on walks outside the White House. Black women know why. April Ryan: "We are invisible no matter what heights we have risen to and achieved." Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Dana Milbank Jeff Sessions shed his offensive past in his confirmation hearing. Was it an act? Despite what protesters had to say, Sessions sounded more MLK than KKK in his confirmation hearing. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Dylann Roof's last words Even with final last chance save himself, he couldn't muster any appearance of remorse. Read more »   Sheldon Whitehouse Republicans want to fight climate change, but fossil-fuel bullies won't let them Lawmakers need political cover from corporate America. Read more »   José A. Cabranes If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too Academic freedom is under assault by watchlists of professors and reduced due process rights. Read more »   Garrison Keillor Face it, Southerners are nicer people I could get used to hanging out with amiable sweet-talking right-wingers. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel Where's the GOP's health-care plan? Republicans have hundreds of ideas but no consensus on a replacement for Obamacare. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Republicans know Obamacare makes them sick, but are getting sicker thinking about the prescription Spinning Trump They may need an exorcist. Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway responds to criticism of Trump's latest Twitter rant.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View How Trump could bring real change to Cuba He could link further U.S. economic concessions to greater political freedom. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Dylann Roof's death sentence will prolong the pain he caused The death penalty in his case is understandable but unwise. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Don't ban fracking in Maryland But aside from that issue, the legislature has a better environmental plan that the governor. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs BuzzFeed’s ridiculous rationale for publishing the Trump-Russia dossier This is one thing that American's cannot 'decide for themselves.' By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Could Trump be in Putin’s pocket? Trump's Putin problem just got a whole lot worse. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   First Amendment protects guy who wants to gut it Judge: Don't take Donald Trump's tweets seriously. 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 »   Armstrong Williams sexual harassment case ends in settlement The move ends embarrassing revelations from the court docket. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Bill O’Reilly accused again of sexual harassment. Ratings to spike! Not a lot of consequences for Fox News prime-timers. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071