Research and Commentary

Why Congress is Failing Us

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Finding the Common Good in an Era of Dysfunctional Governance

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

As 'Devastating' as Sequester is, not 'Immediate Catastrophe'

March 3, 2013, Thomas E. Mann

Five Myths About the Sequester

February 28, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

What to Expect in Obama's State of the Union Address

February 7, 2013, Thomas E. Mann

Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s State of the Union Priorities

February 7, 2013, Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Thomas E. Mann

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Five Myths about the 112th Congress

January 4, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Yes, Congress Is That Bad

December 3, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Make Voting Mandatory and Filibusters Extinct

November 30, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

First Step in Ending D.C. Dysfunction

November 9, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Are the Political Conventions Still Relevant?

September 7, 2012, William A. Galston and Thomas E. Mann

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The Republican and Democratic Conventions – Who Came Out Ahead?

September 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and William A. Galston

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Does Journalistic "Balance" Hurt America?: A Q&A with Thomas Mann

July 31, 2012, Trudy Lieberman and Thomas E. Mann

Five Delusions About Our Broken Politics

June 13, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norm Ornstein

@ Brookings Podcast: Political Dysfunction is “Even Worse Than It Looks”

May 18, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

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Want To End Partisan Politics? Here’s What Won’t Work — And What Will

May 17, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norm Ornstein

Let’s Just Say It: The Republicans are the Problem

April 27, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norm Ornstein

Web Chat: Analyzing Super Tuesday’s Results

March 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Obama and Super PACs in the 2012 Election

February 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Web Chat: Previewing the South Carolina Primary

January 18, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Web Chat: The New Hampshire Primary Results

January 11, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Congress: The Good News is, No More Gridlock...

January 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein

Web Chat: One Year Out, the Status of the Presidential Election

November 2, 2011, Thomas E. Mann

On David Brooks's Campaign Advice to President Obama

October 28, 2011, Thomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein

Web Chat: The Unsettled GOP Presidential Race

October 5, 2011, Thomas E. Mann