E.J. Dionne Jr.

Donald Trump’s convention this week, and his choice of Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, suggests business is being asked to accept a new bargain that, in principle at...

Many Democrats are rightly upset that the news is dominated by Biden’s debate travails, not the profound danger to the republic posed by Trump. For those who admire Biden, the...

Biden defenders underestimate the potential long-term damage of the president’s debate performance, which was designed to show that the 81-year-old was up to the job and did just the opposite....

In striking down the 2017 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regulation banning bump stocks, which effectively turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns, the Supreme Court’s six conservative justices...

Friends of the United States in Europe seem far more aware of the stakes in our election than we Americans are. They understand the threat posed to long-standing alliances among...

While the E.U. elections might mark a high point for the extreme right, they could also set in motion a revival of the forces required to contain it. The imperative...

Our colleges and universities should not be self-referential bubbles, our democratic system needs refreshment, and the next generation should know that our democracy welcomes its skills, its passions — and...

Donald Trump sat down with oil executives and told them that if he wins, he’ll scrap a slew of President Biden’s clean energy and other environmental regulations they don’t like...

Biden needs the fighting in Gaza to subside not only for the sake of his reelection campaign but also because his overall Middle East strategy requires it. He wants to...

Precisely because the Supreme Court has arrogated itself so much authority, it is always in danger of squandering the legitimacy of its claims, especially when it acts with exceptional arrogance...