Eugene Robinson
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No impossible dreamJan 20, 2013 3:00 am - Don’t listen to those who say President Obama’s bold plan to reduce gun violence — including an assault weapons ban — has no chance in Congress. I seem to recall that he...
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Hot enough for you?Jan 11, 2013 9:44 am - All right, now can we talk about climate change? After a year when the lower 48 states suffered the warmest temperatures, and the second-craziest weather, since record-k...
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An urgent resolution on guns for 2013Jan 03, 2013 4:00 am - Guns do kill people. Our national New Year’s resolution must be to stop the madness. It is shameful that gun control only becomes worthy of public debate following an u...
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Still here? Happy New Bak’tunDec 25, 2012 4:00 am - If you’re reading this, the Maya were wrong. Rather, they would have been wrong if they’d actually predicted the end of the world, which scholars are pretty sure they di...
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Wonderland on a cliffDec 18, 2012 4:00 am - Are you as sick of the “fiscal cliff” as I am? Actually, that’s a trick question. You couldn’t possibly be. Having to read and hear the constant blather about this self...
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Country suffers from lack of ideological competitionDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - The biggest problem the Republican Party faces is not uninspiring candidates or unsound tactics. It is unpopular ideas. This reality was brought home in last month’s ele...
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As an architect, Niemeyer soaredDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday ...
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A legacy we dare not leaveDec 03, 2012 2:44 pm - You might not have noticed that another round of U.N. climate talks is under way, this time in Doha, Qatar. You also might not have noticed that we’re barreling toward a...
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Cracks in the anti-tax wallNov 27, 2012 4:00 am - Maybe the fever is breaking. Maybe the delirium is lifting. Maybe Republicans are finally asking themselves: What were we thinking when we put an absurdly unrealistic pl...
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The GOP’s listening problemNov 23, 2012 4:00 am - I have a sinking feeling the Republican Party is taking all the wrong lessons from the election. Short-term, that’s a boon for Democrats. Long-term, it’s a problem for t...