Brookings: Experts - E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Restoring Obama's Promise

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Many argue that President Obama is biting off way more than he can chew, "overloading" the system and dealing with all sorts of "side issues," when he should be focusing solely on the broken economy. E.J. Dionne writes that Obama's biggest task will be restoring faith that what he had in mind is still possible.

Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious Freedom

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Our nation has a long and productive history of government partnerships with religious and secular groups that serve people in need. President George W. Bush’s administration raised the visibility of these partnerships and introduced certain innovations into this system. E.J. Dionne and Melissa Rogers offer the incoming administration 16 recommendations on how to retain as well as reform these partnerships.

Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration Debate

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A new Brookings/USC report finds that the U.S. media have hindered effective policy making on immigration in recent years, and their impact has been increasing as a result of an ongoing evolution in the media industry.

Palin's Impact On Presidential Race Analyzed

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate has energized the Republican base. E.J. Dionne joined David Brooks on All Things Considered to discuss Palin’s impact on the 2008 election and how she changes the race.

The Right in the Rearview Mirror

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From Nixon to Reagan, the conservative movement has encapsulated the Republican Party since the days of Barry Goldwater. E.J. Dionne reviews four new books on the Republican Party and examines the conservative movement in a recent article.

The Secrecy Surrounding Obama's Vice President Pick and McCain's Housing Gaffe

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne joins David Brooks and Michelle Norris on All Things Considered to discuss the secrecy over Barack Obama's vice presidential pick and McCain's housing gaffe.

Can Obama Carry the Evangelical Vote?

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne joins George Will, Michael Gerson and Jan Crawford Greenburg on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impact of evangelical voters in election 2008.

Next Step: Choosing a Running Mate

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne and David Brooks of The New York Times discuss the possible vice-presidential choices for Barack Obama and John McCain, the presumptive nominees for the two major political parties, with Robert Siegel on NPR's All Things Considered.

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

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne joined All Things Considered with host Robert Siegel and Matthew Continetti of the Weekly Standard to discuss the Democratic Presidential nomination and John McCain's campaign.

State of the Presidential Campaign

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Guest host Susan Page discusses what the results from the Kentucky and Oregon primaries mean for the Obama and Clinton campaigns, and examine the state of the McCain candidacy with E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution and Tod Lindberg of the Hoover Institution.

Souled Out : Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

E. J. Dionne explains why the era of the Religious Right—and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage—is over.

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

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne and John Green investigate the mix of secular and religious politics in the United States during the post-war period and whether faith-based polarization has a political impact in the 2008 Election.

Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Expert E.J. Dionne discusses his new book Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right and the role of religion in politics on Washingtonpost.com Book World.

Examining the Presidential Nominating Process

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Expert E.J. Dionne and David Brooks of the New York Times discuss the presidential nominating process.

Causes, Defining Moments Line Road to S.C. Primary

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Senior Fellow E.J. Dionne joins David Brooks of the New York Times to discuss the New Hampshire primary results and candidates' futures on NPR's All Things Considered.

A Turning Point in Iraq?

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne discusses the state of affairs in Iraq and President Bush's recent address regarding U.S. troop levels in that country.

Gauging the Chances of Senate's Immigration Bill

Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with E.J. Dionne, Jr., NPR "All Things Considered" (5/18/07)

Senate Rules Changes: Filibustering of Judicial Nominees

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with E.J. Dionne, Jr.; The Diane Rehm Show (3/30/05)

When Did Voting Get So Intimidating?

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Article by E. J. Dionne, Jr., The Washington Post, (10/31/04)

The President: Paying the Price

Sun, 30 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post (5/30/04)

Should Our Leaders Be Amateurs?

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Washington Post (9/21/03)

The Promise of National Service: A (Very) Brief History of an Idea

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #120 by E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Kayla Meltzer Drogosz. (June 2003)

Inevitably, The Politics Of Terror: Fear Has Become Part Of Washington's Power Struggle

Sun, 25 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, The Washington Post (5/25/03)

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

Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #115, by E.J. Dionne Jr., Bruce Katz, James M. Lindsay, Thomas E. Mann, Peter R. Orszag (February 2003)

United We Serve?: The Debate over National Service

Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Kayla Meltzer Drogosz (Fall 2002)

The New Reform Battlefield

Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., in the Sunday Gazette Mail on March 24, 2002

Hastert Confirms It: Money Rules

Fri, 08 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post

Conservatism Recast; Why This President's Reach Could Be Monumental

Sun, 27 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post

Seriously, A Political Turn for The Better

Sun, 07 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution in the Washington Post, October 8, 2001

Putting Faith in Community

Tue, 07 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

When President Bush created his White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, almost everyone immediately forgot the word "community." Yet if Bush wants to see his plan to assist religious charities realized, argues E.J. Dionne, he'll have to put more faith in community.

Compassion is Good, but Justice is Better

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

E.J. Dionne writes that the great opportunity in debating George Bush's faith-based initiative is not that the initiative itself will solve all of the social problems it claims to solve, but that, in the course of discussing it, people will be drawn into the values of solidarity and community–even people who have not been drawn to those ideas in the past.

China Policy Full of Contradictions

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow in Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Denver Post, April 10, 2001

M2E2 Back to Haunt Bush

Fri, 06 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Denver Post, April 6, 2001

Posturing for the Campaign Finance Debate

Fri, 16 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Dayton Daily News, March 16, 2001

Political Hacks v. Bureaucrats: Can't Public Servants Get Some Respect?

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Spring 2001)

Judicial Activism Rears it's Head Again

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Dayton Daily News, February 23, 2001

Bush's $1.6 Trillion Plan isn't a Tax Cut--it's a Budget Buster

Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 20, 2001

The Billy Tauzin Show

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, February 16, 2001

Smoking Gun? Democrats Wonder Whether One Side Issue Gave Decisive Ammo to the GOP

Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 6, 2001

Bill Clinton's Last Outrage; The President's Defenders Feel Betrayed by His Pardon of Marc Rich

Tue, 06 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 6, 2001

Some Aid for the Saints

Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post,January 30, 2001

We'll Get Over It If You Get Off Your High Horse

Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, January 28, 2001

Why Americans Hate Politics: A Reprise

Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Winter 2000)

The Final Prediction

Sun, 05 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, November 5, 2000

What Makes Ralph Run?

Sun, 10 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, September 10, 2000

There Is No 'Catholic Vote.' And Yet, It Matters

Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, June 18, 2000

A LOOK AT . . . Presidential Presence

Sun, 07 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, May 7, 2000

Clearing the Rubble: American Politics Makes a New Beginning

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Spring 2000)

Let the Deflating Begin: Talkin' 'Bout Our Generation Is Getting Old. And So Are We

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, December 26, 1999

Need a Map?: The Left

Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, October 31, 1999

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

Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, October 3, 1999

Construction Boon: It's No Accident That the GOP is Being Rebuilt by Its Governors

Sun, 14 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, March 14, 1999

What's God Got To Do With the American Experiment?

Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. and John J. DiIulio, Jr. (Spring 1999)

Acquittal? More Like a Cease Fire

Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, February 14, 1999

This Much is Clear: Impeachment Isn't Topic A

Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, November 1, 1998

Democrats' Dilemma: Step in It, or Throw It?

Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, September 13, 1998

The Big Idea

Sun, 09 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, August 9, 1998

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

Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, January 25, 1998

Governing in an Age of No Majorities: Bill Clinton's mission for a second term

Mon, 01 Dec 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Winter 1997)

Why Civil Society? Why Now?

Mon, 01 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Fall 1997)

One Big Mess, In Search of a Big Idea

Sun, 27 Jul 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, July 27, 1997

The New Bleeding Hearts: The Prospect Is Enough To Make a Liberal's Day

Sun, 16 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, February 16, 1997

Horse Race to History: The Contest for Congress is Defining the Issues of a New Era

Sun, 03 Nov 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, November 3, 1996