Eugene S. Robinson's Blog

Starving Wisconsin's Unions

Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget.

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Freedom's Just Another Word

Why don't conservatives love freedom? Judging by last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, that's a fair question.

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Egypt's Long Road Ahead

Hosni Mubarak's iron rule crumbles but will not go gently. He still believes himself president of Egypt, although Egypt does not.

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Reagan's Democrats

As we mark the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth, one of our major political parties has become imbued with the Gipper's political philosophy and governing style. I mean the Democrats, of course.

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The Devils We Know

Bargains with the devil never end well. For decades, successive U.S. administrations have embraced autocratic, repressive regimes in the Arab world—and now, as we see in the bloody streets of Cairo, it's time to pay the price.

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Push Has Now Come to Shove

The Obama administration has done a creditable job of gently edging Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak toward some sort of gilded exile. Now it's time to push. Hard.

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Meat-Cleaver Budgeting

Republicans who feign attacks of the vapors and fainting spells over the big, scary deficit would be more convincing if they didn't begin with the insane premise that defense spending should be sacrosanct.

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It's Repeal That's Ailing

This whole health care thing isn't quite working out the way Republicans planned. My guess is that they'll soon try to change the subject—but I'm afraid they're already in too deep.

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Palin's Egocentric Umbrage

In the spirit of civil discourse, I'd like to humbly suggest that Sarah Palin please consider being quiet for a while. Perhaps a great while.

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Healer in Chief

Listening to Obama's speech brought back memories of Obama the candidate, a mesmerizing orator with the power to summon visions of a better America.

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