Eugene Robinson on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Pay Close Attention to China

2012-02-17T08:56:00+00:00

China, for better or worse, is a serious country. The United States had better start acting like one.

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A Religious War Out of Thin Air

2012-02-15T07:21:00+00:00

At ease, Christian soldiers. There is no “war on religion,” no assault on the Catholic Church. A faith that has endured for thousands of years will survive even Nicki Minaj.

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Romney’s Overriding Ambition

2012-02-10T08:40:00+00:00

Criticism of Mitt Romney for lacking a coherent message is grossly unfair. He has been forthright, consistent and even eloquent in pressing home his campaign’s central theme: Mitt Romney desperately wants to be president.

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The Uninspired GOP Electorate

2012-02-07T08:21:00+00:00

Judging by the polls, the better Republican voters come to know these candidates, including Romney, the less they like them.

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Romney’s Indifference to the Poor

2012-02-03T06:46:00+00:00

I wish Mitt Romney’s cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it’s much worse than that.

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The GOP’s Anti-Gingrich Campaign

2012-01-31T02:02:00+00:00

When the empire strikes back, it hits hard. The Republican establishment is deploying every weapon and every soldier—even Bob Dole—in an increasingly desperate attempt to pulverize the Newt Gingrich rebellion.

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An Argument Obama Can Win

2012-01-27T07:45:00+00:00

If you heard a loud “gulp” Tuesday night after President Obama’s State of the Union address, it probably came from Republican political strategists as they realized their party’s odds of capturing the White House this fall are getting longer.

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America Does Not Share South Carolina’s Fondness for Gingrich

2012-01-24T01:32:00+00:00

Amid all the excitement, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that America has known Newt Gingrich for three decades—and really doesn’t like him.

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