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E.J. Dionne

@ejdionne.bsky.social
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Prof. McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, New York Times opinion writer. Passionate Celtics fan. Opinions here are my own.

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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dems haven’t won a Kansas Senate seat since 1932. That Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist minister, has a shot tells a lot about him, the farm crisis, anger at Trump, the role of faith in this year’s election & moderate Republican discontent. My report from Kansas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | Kansas Hasn’t Elected a Democrat to the Senate Since 1932. Adam Hamilton Could Change That.
This campaign could be a compelling model for Democrats.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2014 in September as an inflation-weary public took a dimmer view on the labor market & the impact higher prices would have on their finances, the Conference Board reported Tuesday” Thus the polls on Trump & the election www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...
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Consumer optimism slides to lowest since 2014 as fears escalate over rising prices and jobs
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 81.9, a decline of 6.7 points and a reading well below the forecast for 89.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dems haven’t won a Kansas Senate seat since 1932. That Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist minister, has a shot tells a lot about him, the farm crisis, anger at Trump, the role of faith in this year’s election & moderate Republican discontent. My report from Kansas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | Kansas Hasn’t Elected a Democrat to the Senate Since 1932. Adam Hamilton Could Change That.
This campaign could be a compelling model for Democrats.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump took 3 big MAGA issues off the table: immigration with his inhumanity, tariffs with his chaotic approach & non-interventionism with the war in Iran. The MAGA flag is in tatters. From our @nytopinion.nytimes.com chat with Robert Siegel & @tpcarney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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Opinion | ‘The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters’
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump took 3 big MAGA issues off the table: immigration with his inhumanity, tariffs with his chaotic approach & non-interventionism with the war in Iran. The MAGA flag is in tatters. From our @nytopinion.nytimes.com chat with Robert Siegel & @tpcarney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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Opinion | ‘The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters’
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred.” This is important. Trump has gotten away with abuses of power by dividing the groups (see: lawyers, universities) whose rights he assaulted. In this case, networks are standing in solidarity. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Trump Live Updates: White House TV Pool Suspends Trump Coverage After CNN Ban
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In the 25 years after 9/11, our country went haywire—the attacks themselves, 9/11, endless wars, the Great Recession, the China Shock in manufacturing. There’s a yearning in the country to leap past this long period into a better place. From @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | American Politics Hasn’t Recovered From 9/11
The Sept. 11 attacks carved deep and chaotic grooves into American politics, the economy and our sense of optimism, argues the contributing writer E.J. Dionne Jr. on “The Opinions.” So much went haywi...
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump’s rant showed us how vulnerable he thinks he is in this election & how old his act is getting. He’s ignoring GOP advice: Please go into hiding because you’re killing us in the polls. Appreciated this NYT Opinion conversation with Carlos Lozada & Robert Siegel www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
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Opinion | Our Increasingly Insecure President
The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership that most Americans reject, to achieve results that virtually all Americans would dismiss as pointless if not crazy.” Very good analysis @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How to Lose a Trade War
Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Trump has gotten away with so much for so long that he’s not accustomed to everything sticking to him which is happening now largely because of economic dissatisfaction. Enjoyed this @nytopinion.nytimes.com conversation with Kristen Soltis Anderson & Robert Siegel. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/o...
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Opinion | How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This month is brought to you by the word pragmatic. The ideologically split Wisconsin & Minnesota primary verdicts are a rebuke to hysterical (and also inaccurate) commentary about a Democratic electorate in the thrall of a Bastille Day showdown. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Pull Back From the Edge of Disaster. Again.
It seems that centrists and the left can work the pragmatic side of the street.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps.” Conservatives claim to hate bureaucracy. But they’ve created a thicket of new rules to cut off help to lower-income Americans. Great reporting from the indispensable Jason DeParle @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
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Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Democrats should not let themselves be baited into a useless debate over the abstractions represented by the words “socialism” and “capitalism.” Their focus should be on the shared work that social and economic reconstruction will require. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
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Opinion | The Democrats’ ‘Capitalism vs. Socialism’ Debate Is Beyond Useless
A battle over idealized economic systems doesn’t help Democratic candidates.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Democrats should not let themselves be baited into a useless debate over the abstractions represented by the words “socialism” and “capitalism.” Their focus should be on the shared work that social and economic reconstruction will require. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
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Opinion | The Democrats’ ‘Capitalism vs. Socialism’ Debate Is Beyond Useless
A battle over idealized economic systems doesn’t help Democratic candidates.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Ugh. Supreme Court rules in Slaughter, 6-3 that Trump can fire people from the FTC. But in Cook, Court rules 5-4 that Trump cannot fire everybody from the Fed. Roberts writes both majority opinions There's no real difference between the FTC and the FED other than Roberts likes the Fed.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
“for no reason other than its own policy preference.” This is key. The Republican majority here is making policy, not deciding the law. The “umpire” is swinging the bat and running the bases.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
There's no sugar-coating Slaughter. It's an enormously important ruling (far more important than the other three decisions #SCOTUS handed down today). It's a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it's going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Simple but important truth: “This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal—and it shouldn’t be that way,” Gov. @joshshapiropa.bsky.social tells @gregsargent.bsky.social, explaining Pennsylvania’s decision not to join the so-called Great American State Fair.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Surprise! “different places have different politics.” “The Democrats’ moderate wing is not going extinct any time soon…The modern Democratic Party, by virtue of its class and ethnic diversity, has always been ideologically heterodox.” V-good @adamserwer.bsky. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Don’t Overestimate the Pink Tide
Democratic socialists aren’t taking over America.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Will the Real JD Vance Please Stand Up? It’s hard to read his new book without thinking it’s a construction. Which parts are mostly constructed and which are authentically him? Appreciated this @nytopinion.nytimes.com conversation w/Michelle Cottle & Carlos Lozada. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | ‘A Deeply Anxious Personality’: 3 Opinion Writers on JD Vance’s New Book
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Happy Juneteenth! It “celebrates a victory that’s never full won,” @edkilgore.bsky.social writes in this good historical examination of progress, retreat — and progress again. We should use the day to keep hope alive. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Juneteenth Celebrates a Victory That Never Stays Fully Won
The latest assault on Black rights is part of a long cycle of racial progress, backlash, and renewed hope.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It tells us all a lot about Donald Trump that he’s conflating the 250th anniversary of our country’s promise of equality & freedom with his 80th birthday — and UFC. Appreciated this @nytopinion chat with Robert Siegel & @Peter_Wehner. Join us! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/o...
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Opinion | The Spectacle of Trump at 80
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It tells us all a lot about Donald Trump that he’s conflating the 250th anniversary of our country’s promise of equality & freedom with his 80th birthday — and UFC. Appreciated this @nytopinion chat with Robert Siegel & @Peter_Wehner. Join us! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/o...
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Opinion | The Spectacle of Trump at 80
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Republicans have long claimed a monopoly on “values” issues. But this year, we’re witnessing a renewal of our tradition of moral engagement with our common life, the economy, social justice, technological revolution — and what we owe each other. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/o...
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Opinion | A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Republicans have long claimed a monopoly on “values” issues. But this year, we’re witnessing a renewal of our tradition of moral engagement with our common life, the economy, social justice, technological revolution — and what we owe each other. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/o...
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Opinion | A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“The big question is when disenchanted voters will finally make the broader G.O.P. pay for coddling a power-hungry leader who would rather see his party weak than resistant.” V-good by Michelle Cottle @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/o...
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Opinion | Kentucky Had an Easy Choice Between Massie and Trump
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Barney Frank RIP He never walked away from a fight and never left a quip unspoken. Gotta love a guy who described this joy of political retirement: “I don’t even have to pretend to be nice to people I don’t like.” His priority: Governing. I’ll miss him. www.commonwealmagazine.org/blunt-instru...
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Blunt Instruments
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is so important. Thanks @fishkin.bsky.social for underscoring this false distinction that allows partisanship to serve as a mask for racial gerrymandering that will undercut Black representation.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
In our @nytopinion chat, I argue that the Supreme Court’s horror of a Voting Rights decision is the Plessy v Ferguson of our time, an act of right-wing judicial activism willfully blind to the history of racial gerrymandering against Black Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
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Opinion | The Great Political Realignment of 2026
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump is wasting our time. Time we can’t afford to waste. New polling showing his disapproval rating rising even further suggests that Americans aren’t just angry about his specific flawed actions. They want to move past the Trump Era entirely. My column (link below).
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Just another normal day at DOJ where they have to withdraw a filing in New Hampshire that was intended for Minnesota.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A large majority isn’t simply rejecting Trump. It’s desperate to move past the Trump era, which has nothing to do with solving our long-term problems. The slogan from our past that speaks to us now: It’s time to get the country moving again. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is the President of Lost Opportunities
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Trump’s overt actions have damaged our nation, but it is even more devastating to consider how his has become the presidency of lost opportunities. A politics about our long-term challenges is derailed by his festival of personal obsessions. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is the President of Lost Opportunities
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
In our @nytopinion chat, I argue that the Supreme Court’s horror of a Voting Rights decision is the Plessy v Ferguson of our time, an act of right-wing judicial activism willfully blind to the history of racial gerrymandering against Black Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
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Opinion | The Great Political Realignment of 2026
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the conservative justices have sidelined lawmakers, invented doctrines and ignored their own rules and procedures in a relentless drive to trim the Voting Rights Act beyond all recognition.” Essential from @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...
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Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Justice Elena Kagan Isn't Mincing Words, About The Voting Rights Act........
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
By all that is holy, if and when SCOTUS decides that birthright citizenship is protected in the Constitution, don't let the 3-3-3 numpties tell you this is a moderate, centrist court. Rejecting an a-textual stupid Hail Mary doesn't cash out to a push when it comes to eviscerating the VRA today.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision “is a mind-boggling piece of judicial overreach…With this ruling, the court has acted more like partisan legislators than like impartial judges.” Powerful @nytopinion editorial on an enormous setback for equality & democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
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Opinion | The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This description by @AdamSerwer of the logic of the Alito ruling completing the demolition the Voting Rights is devastating—and right “Trying to disenfranchise Black voters isn’t racist; preventing Louisiana from disenfranchising Black voters is racist.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now
Just say it’s because they’re Democrats.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trump has hit the limits of his ability to delay & distract his way out of trouble. He can’t spin an ill-considered war or people’s own experiences of the economy. Join @carlosNYT, Robert Siegel & me for our latest chat about The Cliff Notes Presidency. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s True Deal-Making Abilities, Revealed
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trump has hit the limits of his ability to delay & distract his way out of trouble. He can’t spin an ill-considered war or people’s own experiences of the economy. Join @carlosNYT, Robert Siegel & me for our latest chat about The Cliff Notes Presidency. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s True Deal-Making Abilities, Revealed
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Opinion | Trump’s True Deal-Making Abilities, Revealed
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~ Anaïs Nin The Blue Door (1927) 🎨 Raymond Wintz
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Voter discontent is normal in a democracy. But what we saw in the 1970s & are seeing now is distinctive: a comprehensive loss of faith in the future, collapsing respect for our governing institutions & alarm over a decline in the US’s standing in the world. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...
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Opinion | It’s the 1970s Again. Democrats Should Study Up on Reagan.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s the 1970s again, meaning that progressives who hope to end our distemper need to grasp the depth of the country’s anxieties, the radical challenge to its role in the world and the electorate’s longing for both transformation and reassurance. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...
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Opinion | It’s the 1970s Again. Democrats Should Study Up on Reagan.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It’s the 1970s Again. Democrats Should Study Up on Reagan. At home and abroad, Americans feel the same sense of crisis people felt back then. Reagan understood how to convert national alarm into political change. Progressives can learn from him. My column www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...
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Opinion | It’s the 1970s Again. Democrats Should Study Up on Reagan.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Trump shattered our moral standing with his threats to wipe out Iran’s civilization & weakened our already shaky alliances. This war was ill thought through at the beginning, in the middle, & at the end. Appreciated chatting with Carlos Lozada & Robert Siegel: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s War of Choice Will Become a War of Regret
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Trump shattered our moral standing with his threats to wipe out Iran’s civilization & weakened our already shaky alliances. This war was ill thought through at the beginning, in the middle, & at the end. Appreciated chatting with Carlos Lozada & Robert Siegel: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s War of Choice Will Become a War of Regret
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How 2026’s divisive immigration politics could lead to a solution down the road. Trump has transformed the public mood on immigration in ways that have damaged him politically—and open space for comprehensive reform. My @brookings.edu essay. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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How 2026’s divisive immigration politics could lead to a solution down the road | Brookings
Brookings senior fellow E.J. Dionne discusses how political backlash on immigration may open the door to bipartisan reform.
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