55 results for "E.J. Dionne Jr."
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Obama's challenge is to ease fears that America is in decline
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12:30 AMWhat is the point of Barack Obama's second term? A president who has been pondering that question for a while might find the best answers by consulting what just went on in the campaign.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Dissatisfaction begs the question: Is democracy in trouble?
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:00 AMWe know American politics are dysfunctional. But after a week of scandal obsession during which the nation's capital and the media virtually ignored the problems most voters care about – jobs, incomes, growth, opportunity, education ...
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Slow-motion mass murders turn up heat for gun control
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 12:00 AMPublic officials are very selective about when violence and death matter.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Obama needs to change his tune to get his message across
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 AMPresident Barack Obama got roughed up by the pundit class last week. The question is what lessons he draws from the going-over.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Bombs defiled Patriots Day holiday
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe bombings at the Boston Marathon would be horrific on any day, but there is something particularly disturbing that they happened on Patriots Day.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Newtown has moved gun debate from emotion to reason
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe heroic and inspiring role played by the families of the Sandy Hook massacre's victims should not be used to create what would be a dangerously misleading narrative about how they changed the politics of guns.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Have voters in America embraced the end of majority rule?
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe National Rifle Association is facing attacks from Gun Owners of America for being too soft on gun control.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Opening Day brings hope, renewal and sunflower seeds
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe obligations of religious toleration and pluralism require all who care not a bit about baseball to accept that Opening Day is more than the beginning of a sports season. It is a great religious festival.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Up-and-coming San Antonio mayor is ahead of the curve
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 12:00 AMSAN ANTONIO – Julian Castro is a politician in not too much of a hurry. This does not mean he lacks ambition.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Seeing contradiction in U.S. power vs. smaller government
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe question is not intended to discourage the healthy debate being pushed by Rand Paul and his allies over whether Republicans in the George W. Bush years were too eager to deploy our country's armed forces overseas.
