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Why We Will Never Avoid Shooting Tragedies
Easy gun access and inadequate mental-health resources work together to create a recipe for tragedies such as the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting on July 20, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson argues. Will we even pretend to do anything to prevent the next mass shooting by a crazed loner? I doubt it. We’ll just add Aurora…
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Remembering a Pioneer: William Raspberry
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson fondly remembers the black journalism pioneer who died on July 17 at age 76. Bill Raspberry wore his eminence well. In a city full of preening, self-centered journalistic royalty, he was a warm and generous prince who never deluded himself into thinking he knew all the answers. He…
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Furor Over Romney's Finances: It's His Own Fault
The Washington Post‘s Eugene Robinson writes that the only reasonable conclusion to draw from Romney’s resistance to releasing his tax returns is that he believes doing so will cost him more support than withholding them will. Mitt Romney has every right to cloak his personal and professional finances in secrecy — and voters have every…
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Joe Paterno's Shame
Eugene Robinson, in his Washington Post column, writes a scathing rebuke of Joe Paterno, the once-revered Penn State coach, for failing to protect children from a sexual predator all for the sake of winning. Outside the Penn State football stadium stands a statue of legendary coach Joe Paterno, his arm raised in victory. Right next…
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The Political Risks of Romney's Financial Skills
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson wonders if GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s outsize wealth is a political deficit in today’s withering economy. You can conduct byzantine transactions through opaque investment accounts and private corporations in offshore tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Or you can credibly run for president at…
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The Supreme Court Helps Heal the Nation
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes that the most important thing about the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision is what it means for the long-term physical and moral health of the nation. Obama’s great achievement is not any one element of the health-care reform law — not even the now-upheld “individual mandate,” which compels…
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Immigration: A Big Win for Obama
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that the Supreme Court struck a blow when it threw out most of Arizona’s anti-immigration law and argues that it was much more a victory for the administration than “something for both sides.” … That’s right. It’s not a crime for “illegal” immigrants to live and work…
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Romney: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson details what he says is GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s dishonesty. There are those who tell the truth. There are those who distort the truth. And then there’s Mitt Romney. Every political campaign exaggerates and dissembles. This practice may not be admirable — it’s surely one reason so many Americans…
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Marriage-Equality Stance Makes NAACP Relevant Again
In his column for the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson says the civil rights organization has finally returned to center stage. With its support for gay marriage, the NAACP has done more than strike a blow for fairness and equality. The nation’s most venerable civil rights organization has made itself relevant again. The NAACP’s 64-member board…
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How to Remember Donna Summer and Chuck Brown: Dance!
In his column at the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson reflects on this week’s loss of Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, and Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go. He also offers advice on paying homage to them: Get up and dance! The soundtrack of my youth is fading. That’s hardly an original observation, but self-indulgence…
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