E.J. Dionne, Jr. on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Ideological Hypocrites

2012-02-20T01:23:00+00:00

Conservatives in power have never been—and can never be—as anti-government as they are in a campaign.

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Romney’s Big Problem

2012-02-16T01:04:00+00:00

Mitt Romney has lost his central asset. It is no longer obvious that he is the Republican with the best chance of defeating President Obama.

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Contraception and the Cost of Culture Wars

2012-02-13T04:45:00+00:00

The problem with culture wars is that one side typically has absolutely no understanding of what the other is trying to say.

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Clint, Rick and the Limits of Pessimism

2012-02-09T08:20:00+00:00

What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common?

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The Citizens United Catastrophe

2012-02-06T05:24:00+00:00

We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and it doesn’t work.

How Romney Won, and Lost

2012-02-02T00:44:00+00:00

Romney’s decisive victory in Florida came at a price. He aggravated Newt Gingrich’s hostility to him, with all the trouble that could entail, and left behind a dispirited Republican electorate in a state the GOP needs to win this fall.

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Obama Owes More on Religious Freedom

2012-01-30T01:16:00+00:00

On contraception, Obama threw his progressive Catholic allies under the bus, strengthened the very forces inside the church that sought to derail the health care law, and created unnecessary problems for himself in the 2012 election.

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Obama: No Retreat, No Surrender

2012-01-25T17:49:00+00:00

Obama’s community-minded worldview contrasts sharply with the highly individualistic and anti-government message that has been heard over and over from the Republicans seeking to replace him.

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