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An American general gets purged, Soviet-style

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What the Air Force’s Tuskegee Airmen mishap reveals about Trump’s DEI war

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The real reason Trump wants to end birthright citizenship

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Inauguration Day: The pinnacle of a Second Gilded Age

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The Great MAGA Schism of 2025 is only getting uglier

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Joe Biden achieved a great deal — and committed two unforgivable sins

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Why we should remember Jan. 6, 2025

No angry and deluded mob stormed the U.S. Capitol Monday. There was no violent invasion, no bludgeoning of police officers, no shocking vandalism,...

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Trump’s border plan keeps families together — by holding them in tents

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We cannot abide Donald Trump’s wish for a compliant news media

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The risks of declaring fealty to Donald Trump

Titans of industry and commerce, beware. When you bend the knee to the Mad King, when you shower him with money and bathe him in flattery, he will...

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The truth about Biden’s aid to Africa is being lost on Republicans

The most important thing President Joe Biden did this week had nothing to do with his son Hunter. It was his trip to Angola, which sought to put...

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Biden did what many fathers would do: Save his child

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Trump is casting for a reality show, not a Cabinet

And so it begins. Judging from his Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House won’t be as bad as the first. It...

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The Commanders offer optimism in these fractured times

I was in the stands Sunday when my Washington Commanders lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28-27. It was heartbreaking. But I left the stadium with...

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How I’m coping with a Trump win

Ouch. That hurts. The people have spoken, and many of us can’t quite process what they said: Donald Trump, despite everything, will be president...

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Elon Musk is suffering from know-it-all syndrome

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Harris ought to send Bret Baier flowers for that Fox News interview

One of the people Vice President Kamala Harris might want to thank in her victory speech, if she wins the election, is Fox News anchor Bret Baier....

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‘So what’: Two words that best sum up the nature of Donald Trump

With a month to go until the election, voters have been given the perfect distillation of the myriad reasons Donald Trump must never again be...

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The Harris-Trump election shouldn’t be close. Here’s why it is.

It is absolutely, completely, totally ridiculous that this election is even close. But here we are. The choice between Vice President Kamala Harris...

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The GOP can’t resist the allure of a Trump-friendly Black conservative

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In Springfield, I heard stories about strain, promise — and race

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — This city is besieged by a lie. Mayor Rob Rue could not meet with me at his office because of a series of anonymous bomb...

20.09.2024 2

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Harris plants her flag in Chicago: The future is now

23.08.2024 30

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Democrats, sink this swiftboat immediately

The smear campaign against Tim Walz is stale and cynical. But left alone, it can do damage. From left, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Vietnam...

10.08.2024 200

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Is the election really Trump-proofed? I answered your questions.

More chats from Eugene Robinson HAND CURATED Opinion | Is the election really Trump-proofed? I’m answering your questions. 1 hour ago Opinion | Is...

07.08.2024 3

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For Democrats, there’s cause for rational exuberance

Harris should show up to the ABC debate as planned, even if Trump doesn’t. Former president Donald Trump at the first presidential debate of the...

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Is Kamala Harris a regular lady? I’m answering your questions.

Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Submit your questions now. By Eugene Robinson July 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EDT...

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No, really, Republicans are getting weirder

The GOP needs to convince voters that Donald Trump and JD Vance are regular guys, and, manifestly, they are not. Former president Donald Trump...

29.07.2024 2

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Yes, Biden earned a second term. He’s also right to step down.

He can take a well-deserved breather. President Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office on July 24. (Evan Vucci/Reuters) By Eugene Robinson...

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Biden did his part. Now here’s the next step.

Vice President Harris is the best choice to unite the Democratic Party. A young boy holds a sign thanking President Biden outside the House on...

22.07.2024 30

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Republicans are living in a bubble at the RNC

Neither GOP policies nor Donald Trump are popular with the American people. Delegates from Texas wave their hats in the air at the Republican...

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