Opinion Today: What you might have missed at the Republican National Convention

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Our writers told you what they think about [Republicans’ pitch to young people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTIwMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzI1OTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3RoZS1nb3AtbG9va2VkLWF3ZnVsbHkteW91dGhmdWwtd2VkbmVzZGF5LW5pZ2h0VwNueXRCCmaV01aaZtvvNY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [J.D. Vance’s views on traditional marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjdmFuY2Utd2lmZS1tYXJyaWFnZVcDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), [a baffling speech by Peter Navarro](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjcGV0ZXItbmF2YXJyby1zcGVlY2gtY29udmVudGlvblcDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [Donald Trump’s performance on Thursday night](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtY29udmVudGlvbi1zcGVlY2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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[A photograph of a young man, in a blazer and a red tie, carrying the American flag on the floor of the Republican National Convention.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3RoZS1nb3AtbG9va2VkLWF3ZnVsbHkteW91dGhmdWwtd2VkbmVzZGF5LW5pZ2h0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTIwMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzI1OTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmaV01aaZtvvNY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Tressie McMillan Cottom on the Republican pitch to the young →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3RoZS1nb3AtbG9va2VkLWF3ZnVsbHkteW91dGhmdWwtd2VkbmVzZGF5LW5pZ2h0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTIwMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzI1OTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmaV01aaZtvvNY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [ J.D. Vance and Usha Vance hugging onstage at the Republican National Convention.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdmFuY2Utd2lmZS1tYXJyaWFnZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkyMDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcyNTkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Jessica Grose on J.D. Vance and traditional marriage →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdmFuY2Utd2lmZS1tYXJyaWFnZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkyMDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcyNTkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A photograph of the stage at the Republican National Convention. On the jumbotron, Peter Navarro kisses his fiancée.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvcGV0ZXItbmF2YXJyby1zcGVlY2gtY29udmVudGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkyMDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcyNTkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[David Firestone on Peter Navarro’s speech →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvcGV0ZXItbmF2YXJyby1zcGVlY2gtY29udmVudGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkyMDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcyNTkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A black and white photograph of Donald Trump speaking at the Republican National Convention.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtY29udmVudGlvbi1zcGVlY2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Patrick Healy on Donald Trump’s speech and why he is still beatable →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtY29udmVudGlvbi1zcGVlY2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWFjY2VwdGFuY2Utc3BlZWNoLXJuYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTIwMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzI1OTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmaV01aaZtvvNY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ [A photo illustration of Donald Trump in black and white, with colored circles around him.] Illustration by The New York Times Guest Essay ‘One of the Truly Awful and Self-Indulgent Performances of Our Time’: The Best and Worst Moments From Night 4 of the Convention Times Opinion writers assess Night 4 of the Republican convention, which included speeches from Hulk Hogan, Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump. By New York Times Opinion [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNzE5JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTlXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNzE5JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTlXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) More From Opinion [In a dark image, Donald Trump stands in front of his last name blazing in white lights much taller than himself.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1zcGVlY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkyMDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcyNTkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmldNWmmbb7zWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Maureen Dowd Trump the Lion, or Trump the Lyin’? After years on a self-mythologizing hero’s journey, the former president finally has a true story to tell. 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By David Brooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8xOC9vcGluaW9uL21hZ2EtdHJ1bXAtdmFuY2UtZGVtb2NyYXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MjAwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MjU5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZpXTVppm2-81j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio walks through a hallway at the Republican National Convention flanked by several other people.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRofNvTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2pkLXZhbmNlLWhpbGxiaWxseS1lbGVneS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTIwMCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzI1OTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmaV01aaZtvvNY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Paul Krugman J.D. 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