E.J. Dionne Jr.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. President-elect Trump has been visiting several states that he won, to thank people for their support during the U.S. election.

Dionne: Happy Holidays, Donald Trump

January 27, 2017 at 1:51 p.m.

Here's what bothers me: Long before Donald Trump came along we were entirely free to say merry Christmas to each other. Our political leaders could say it, too.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow in January.

Dionne: Will the GOP be the pro-Putin party?

December 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

Beneath the surface of the controversy over Russia's efforts to help Donald Trump become president is a dramatic reconfiguration of opinion on foreign policy.

Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, Nov. 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, N.J.

Dionne: Trump can’t wait to sell out his base

December 16, 2016 at 4:10 p.m.

Donald Trump cast himself as the champion of a besieged American working class, but this could be the most anti-worker, anti-union government since the Gilded Age.

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech in Paris, France on Dec. 1, 2016. French President Hollande says he's not running in 2017 because he knows he might not have enough support.

Dionne: The new politics of fear

December 4, 2016 at 10:59 p.m.

The center-left's troubles and the hardening of opinion on the right reflect the rise of a politics of fear across so many of the democracies, including the U.S. and France.

Pope Francis and Pope Benedict shake hands.

Dionne: Who is more Catholic than whom?

October 16, 2016 at 11:25 p.m.

Given the storm the Catholic emails have provoked, readers might want to make up their own minds by consulting the full texts of WikiLeaks documents.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks while Democrat Hillary Clinton listens during Sunday night's debate in St. Louis.

Dionne: In second presidential debate, a continuation of a vicious campaign

October 10, 2016 at 12:06 p.m.

This is a vicious campaign that will for years make it hard for lovers of the American political system to proclaim that ours is the greatest democracy in the world.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence debate during Tuesday night's debate in Farmville, Va.

Dionne: The vice-presidential debate deteriorates into a messy brawl

October 5, 2016 at 10:32 a.m.

Tim Kaine's strategy in Tuesday night's vice presidential debate was to go after Donald Trump frontally, over and over again, and to challenge Mike Pence to defend his running mate.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall with the Retired American Warriors on Monday in Herndon, Va.

Dionne: Donald Trump, on Twitter, makes the best case against voting for Donald Trump

October 3, 2016 at 10:15 a.m.

Donald J. Trump has now driven home, in a way no apologist, enabler or timid analyst can plausibly deny, that he is far too nasty, immature and frighteningly undisciplined to...

NBC News anchor Lester Holt will moderate the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday evening at Hofstra University.

Dionne: Moderators shouldn’t duck during presidential debates

September 25, 2016 at 9:56 p.m.

For debate moderators, both on Monday and in future encounters, three duties stand out. The first is to do all they can so viewers come away with an accurate sense...

Dionne: Phony populism doesn’t feed the family

September 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

You would have thought that Labor Day 2016 would bring us a serious conversation about lifting the incomes of American workers and expanding their opportunities for advancement.

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