Columnist — The Washington Post
E.J. Dionne Jr.
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Dionne: Mike Pence is a sign of Trump’s weakness
Trump's selection of Indiana Gov. Pence as his running mate is just what everyone is saying it is: a safe, traditional choice. But the pick is also something else: a...

Dionne: On Independence Day, celebrating the nation that can’t stay still
It is the birthright of all Americans to be patriotic in their own way, something worth remembering at a moment of great political division.

Dionne: Bernie Sanders is making his goodbye count
Bernie Sanders, the free-spirited Brooklyn native from Vermont, confronts very different political choices than those faced by his political hero, Eugene V. Debs

Dionne: What other nations can learn from Brexit
One of the few good things about Britain's vote to leave the European Union is the rich curriculum of lessons it offers leaders and electorates in other democracies.

Dionne: Will Orlando drive us from our corners?
The immediate reactions to the killings at Pulse Orlando, a popular gay night club, etched a portrait of our national divisions and our mutual mistrust.

Dionne: On Trump, Clinton scores and Ryan punts
Hillary Clinton gave the speech about Donald Trump that, with a few changes, House Speaker Paul Ryan could have given. And he should have.