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 / TruthdigMay 15, 2007
Barack Obama doesn't think anyone should cut his two daughters any slack when they apply to college -- not because of their race, at least. In the unlikely event that the Obama family goes broke, then maybe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 11, 2007
The Bush administration says that its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism applies to all suspected evildoers, not just Muslims, and that its zero-tolerance policy against Cuba is a principled position, not just an exercise in pandering to the implacable anti-Castro exiles in Miami. On both counts, evidence suggests otherwise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 8, 2007
The announced Republican candidates for president did nothing in their first debate to discourage the unannounced Republican candidates -- Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich, maybe Chuck Hagel -- from wading in. The water doesn't look very deep. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 4, 2007
One need only listen to the president's definition of success in Iraq to appreciate the value of a full and immediate withdrawal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 1, 2007
This just in: Driving while black is still unsafe at any speed, even zero miles per hour. The same goes for driving while brown. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigApr 24, 2007
Walls don't unite, they divide. Contrary to Bush's rosy estimation of the "surge," the news that the U.S. is ghettoizing Baghdad is a sign of how chaotic the situation has become. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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