Eugene Robinson

Washington, D.C.

Columnist focusing on politics and culture
Eugene Robinson writes a column on politics and culture and hosts an online chat with readers. In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor, foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign editor, and assistant managing editor in charge of the paper’s Style section. He started writing a column for the Op-Ed page in 2005. In 2009, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for “his eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture.” Robinson is the author of “
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September 17, 2024

How is this race so close? I answered your questions.

Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Submit your questions now.

September 10, 2024

Three radical Trump policies Americans can’t ignore

The GOP nominee’s plans for immigration, tariffs and opponents would be violent and foolish.

September 9, 2024
U.S. immigration officials detain a man in Escondido, Calif., on July 8, 2019. (Gregory Bull/AP)

Kemp is wrong. This is the time to talk policy.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp doesn’t want to talk policy after school shooting. But now is precisely the time.

September 5, 2024
Students lay flowers and balloons at a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School on Thursday in Winder, Ga. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery

The candidate who has repeatedly maligned our soldiers couldn’t resist an illegal publicity stunt.

August 29, 2024
Former president Donald Trump during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

What will be the impact of RFK Jr. endorsing Trump? I answered your questions.

Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.

August 27, 2024

Harris plants her flag in Chicago: The future is now

Her historic, whirlwind rise sinks in with a powerful speech before the DNC.

August 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris walks onstage to accept the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday in Chicago. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Jaime Harrison’s only-in-America story dispels my cynicism

Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, has come a long way from Orangeburg, S.C. — his hometown and mine.

August 22, 2024
Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post)

DNC protests might be underwhelming — but Democrats can’t ignore them

It’s clear the party wants the convention to leave voters with an image of celebration, not conflict.

August 20, 2024
Mohamed Mawri, wearing the colors of the Palestinian flag, takes part in a protest outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)

Is this campaign a blessing in disguise? I answered your questions.

Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.

August 20, 2024