Eugene Robinson writes a twice-a-week column on politics and culture at The Washington Post and hosts a weekly online chat with readers. In 2009, he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He's the author...
Eugene Robinson writes a twice-a-week column on politics and culture at The Washington Post and hosts a weekly online chat with readers. In 2009, he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He's the author of two books.
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 26, 2007
Before the subject of whether George W. Bush should be impeached is given the slightest consideration, consider three scary words that will end any such discussion: President Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 22, 2007
Back when the renowned author was in hiding because of a death threat from the Ayatollah Khomeini, he felt that John le Carre was no help to his cause. "The Satanic Verses" had sparked a spat between two literary lions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 19, 2007
The subject is absent fathers. The implications for black America are dire. The fact is that "there are a lot of men out there who need to stop acting like boys; who need to realize that responsibility does not end at conception; who need to know that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child but the courage to raise one." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 15, 2007
Here's a surprise: Remember how we were told that if we just waited until the fall, we'd see that George W. Bush's "surge" was working in Iraq? Well, now it turns out that we shouldn't expect answers in September after all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 12, 2007
George W. Bush, Hero of Albania! At least there's one place in the world where they show the Decider some love. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 9, 2007
Warning: This is a column about Paris Hilton. Those who are trying to ignore the travails of the famous-for-being-famous hotel heiress might want to avert their eyes. The rest of you, join me in honorable surrender. We have no choice but to pay attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 5, 2007
John Edwards had a point: Where have Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama been these last few weeks while others were shouting to the rooftops about the worsening debacle in Iraq? Sudden attacks of laryngitis? Cat got their tongues? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 2, 2007
Al Gore has been in town launching his new book, "The Assault on Reason," and you could have predicted the buzz: Is he about to jump into the race? What you probably wouldn't have predicted, because it's insane, is the counterbuzz -- that Gore, poor fellow, is just too ostentatiously smart to be elected president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 29, 2007
The presidential candidates of both parties have been campaigning for months now, introducing themselves to the nation. So why do so many of them seem to get progressively fuzzier and less distinct, like photographs left out in the sun? Is it the process that's causing this steady attenuation, or does the problem lie with the candidates themselves? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 25, 2007
With one startling revelation after another rolling out of the Justice Department, one would think congressional Republicans would feel enough duty to the Constitution, their constituents and themselves to investigate the assault on one of America's most sacred institutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 22, 2007
Ted Kennedy, John McCain, George W. Bush and others who want sensible, real-world immigration reform -- yes, I just used the president's name in the same sentence with "sensible" -- are going to have to stop running from the word "amnesty." The new Senate immigration deal is going to get chased clean out of town unless its supporters stand and fight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 18, 2007
We already knew Alberto Gonzales was happy to bend the law to suit the bidding of the president, but accosting a sick man in his hospital room? The more one learns about him, the more unbelievable it is that this man is still our attorney general. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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