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Merrick Garland is right to be cautious about breaking with Trump’s Justice Department

When people lose faith that the law can be applied consistently, it's almost impossible to rebuild their trust. I know. I saw that challenge in Argentina.

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What should Democrats do about Joe Manchin? Eugene Robinson answers your questions.

Columnist Eugene Robinson answered your questions and comments on the latest political news and developments.

Manchin is setting himself up to be the villain of this fairy tale

A new poll suggests that Manchin's bipartisanship obsession might not be magic back home in West Virginia, either.

Joe Manchin retreats to fantasyland and sticks America with the consequences

A new poll suggests that Manchin's bipartisanship obsession might not be magic back home in West Virginia, either.

Facebook kicked the Trump can down the road again. Enjoy the respite.

The two-year suspension is something. But Facebook is still outsourcing some big questions.

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Why aren’t students taught about Tulsa? Ask Eugene Robinson about the latest news around the U.S. and world.

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It was much more than Tulsa

Tulsa may have been the worst of the early-20th-century race riots, but it was part of a familiar pattern.

Bipartisanship is ideal. But not with these Republicans.

It's time bipartisanship fetishists in Congress and the White House woke up to reality: This version of the GOP is never going to work with them on anything.