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E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne researches and writes on a range of issues that include elections; polling; the role of media in politics; and the role of religion in public life.

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2009

Restoring Obama's PromiseMarch 23, 2009

2008

Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious FreedomDecember 05, 2008

Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration DebateSeptember 25, 2008

Palin's Impact On Presidential Race AnalyzedSeptember 05, 2008

The Right in the Rearview MirrorSeptember 02, 2008

The Secrecy Surrounding Obama's Vice President Pick and McCain's Housing GaffeAugust 22, 2008

Can Obama Carry the Evangelical Vote?August 17, 2008

Next Step: Choosing a Running MateJune 06, 2008

2008 Primary Analysis Discussion between E.J. Dionne, Robert Siegel, and Matthew ContinettiJune 03, 2008

State of the Presidential CampaignMay 21, 2008

Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious RightMarch 01, 2008

Religion and American Politics: More Secular, More Evangelical...or Both?February 01, 2008

Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious RightJanuary 22, 2008

Examining the Presidential Nominating ProcessJanuary 21, 2008

Causes, Defining Moments Line Road to S.C. PrimaryJanuary 09, 2008

2007

A Turning Point in Iraq?September 14, 2007

Gauging the Chances of Senate's Immigration BillMay 18, 2007

2005

Senate Rules Changes: Filibustering of Judicial NomineesMarch 30, 2005

2004

When Did Voting Get So Intimidating?October 31, 2004

The President: Paying the PriceMay 30, 2004

2003

Should Our Leaders Be Amateurs?September 21, 2003

The Promise of National Service: A (Very) Brief History of an IdeaJune 01, 2003

Inevitably, The Politics Of Terror: Fear Has Become Part Of Washington's Power StruggleMay 25, 2003

After the Mid-terms: Congress, the President and Policymaking in 2003February 01, 2003

2002

United We Serve?: The Debate over National ServiceSeptember 01, 2002

The New Reform BattlefieldMarch 24, 2002

Hastert Confirms It: Money RulesFebruary 08, 2002

Conservatism Recast; Why This President's Reach Could Be MonumentalJanuary 27, 2002

2001

Seriously, A Political Turn for The BetterOctober 07, 2001

Putting Faith in CommunityAugust 07, 2001

Compassion is Good, but Justice is BetterMay 01, 2001

China Policy Full of ContradictionsApril 10, 2001

M2E2 Back to Haunt BushApril 06, 2001

Posturing for the Campaign Finance DebateMarch 16, 2001

Political Hacks v. Bureaucrats: Can't Public Servants Get Some Respect?March 01, 2001

Judicial Activism Rears it's Head AgainFebruary 23, 2001

Bush's $1.6 Trillion Plan isn't a Tax Cut--it's a Budget BusterFebruary 20, 2001

The Billy Tauzin ShowFebruary 16, 2001

Smoking Gun? Democrats Wonder Whether One Side Issue Gave Decisive Ammo to the GOPFebruary 13, 2001

Bill Clinton's Last Outrage; The President's Defenders Feel Betrayed by His Pardon of Marc RichFebruary 06, 2001

Some Aid for the SaintsJanuary 30, 2001

We'll Get Over It If You Get Off Your High HorseJanuary 28, 2001

2000

Why Americans Hate Politics: A RepriseDecember 01, 2000

The Final PredictionNovember 05, 2000

What Makes Ralph Run?September 10, 2000

There Is No 'Catholic Vote.' And Yet, It MattersJune 18, 2000

A LOOK AT . . . Presidential PresenceMay 07, 2000

Clearing the Rubble: American Politics Makes a New BeginningMarch 01, 2000

1999

Let the Deflating Begin: Talkin' 'Bout Our Generation Is Getting Old. And So Are WeDecember 26, 1999

Need a Map?: The LeftOctober 31, 1999

A Shift Looms: The President Sees Consensus, While Religious Leaders Disagree About the Church-State DivideOctober 03, 1999

Construction Boon: It's No Accident That the GOP is Being Rebuilt by Its GovernorsMarch 14, 1999

What's God Got To Do With the American Experiment?March 01, 1999

Acquittal? More Like a Cease FireFebruary 14, 1999

1998

This Much is Clear: Impeachment Isn't Topic ANovember 01, 1998

Democrats' Dilemma: Step in It, or Throw It?September 13, 1998

The Big IdeaAugust 09, 1998

The Damage Report: For the Sake of the Presidency, Let's Hope the Worst Isn't TrueJanuary 25, 1998

1997

Governing in an Age of No Majorities: Bill Clinton's mission for a second termDecember 01, 1997

Why Civil Society? Why Now?September 01, 1997

One Big Mess, In Search of a Big IdeaJuly 27, 1997

The New Bleeding Hearts: The Prospect Is Enough To Make a Liberal's DayFebruary 16, 1997

1996

Horse Race to History: The Contest for Congress is Defining the Issues of a New EraNovember 03, 1996

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