E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigAug 4, 2016
Most of the GOP's leaders thought they could domesticate Donald Trump and use him for their ideological purposes. Now they are confronting the consequences of being so profoundly wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMay 16, 2016
Republican leaders don't want to take responsibility for the choices made by their own voters or their complicity in tolerating and even encouraging the extremism Trump represents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 14, 2016
Obama Derangement Syndrome is striking Republicans once again. But for progressives to beat back an increasingly virulent right and encourage more temperate conservatism, they must ponder the crisis on their own side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 14, 2016
The Rust Belt state's primary outcome -- victories by Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump -- was brought to you by white working-class men and the people from little towns and small cities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigNov 12, 2015
White working-class voters have been a key building block of the Republican coalition since the rise of the Reagan Democrats 35 years ago. You would think that the party's presidential candidates would want to respond to the heartbreaking crisis these Americans are facing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 2, 2015
Will any Republican candidate find it in his or her interest to break with the party's orthodoxy on government regulations and labor rights? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 2, 2015
The senator from Vermont has little chance of defeating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he is reminding his party of something it often forgets: Government was once popular because it provided tangible benefits to large numbers of Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 5, 2015
It was disconcerting to watch Congress cheer wildly as a foreign leader, the prime minister of one of America's closest allies, trashed an American president's foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 25, 2015
Will it take the repeal of the Affordable Care Act or its evisceration by the Supreme Court for us to appreciate what it's actually done? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 19, 2015
After he won reelection last November, soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made two sets of comments reflecting the dueling impulses of the Republican Mind. Freud fans might refer to the superego, aka the conscience, and the id. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
Many years ago, a politician complained to me about journalists who loved to dish it out but bristled at any criticism directed their way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 10, 2015
Maybe we should just call off the National Prayer Breakfast and stop asking presidents to offer their thoughts about faith and religion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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