Jonathan Rauch

U.S. President Donald Trump departs at the conclusion of his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL

How inexperienced candidates and primary challenges are making Republicans the protest party

Raymond J. La Raja and Jonathan Rauch

Monday, June 29, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses supporters as Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) looks on at his South Carolina primary night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Do voters want to hear from party leaders? Some intriguing new polling

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Pete Buttigieg, South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful, speaks at a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, U.S. Sept. 21, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Pete Buttigieg’s trailblazing campaign was a historic step forward for LBGTQ candidates

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS - RC111FD41E00

Brookings experts react to Trump’s second State of the Union

Scott R. Anderson, Jessica Brandt, Daniel L. Byman, Giovanna De Maio, Vanda Felbab-Brown, William G. Gale, Aaron Klein, Aaron Krupkin, Jung H. Pak, Jonathan Rauch, Richard V. Reeves, Adie Tomer, Nicol Turner Lee, Jon Valant, and Darrell West

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

A customer walks past the front page of the Boston Globe newspaper referencing their editorial defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people, part of a nationwide editorial effort coordinated by the Boston Globe, at a newsstand in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC13AB4553F0

Trump’s war on ‘fake news’ could actually make the mainstream media stronger

Friday, August 17, 2018

A copy of the Capital Gazette is displayed in a newspaper box the day after a gunman killed five people and injuring several others at the publication's offices in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1B67B7C9D0

Put the damn paper out: Why the newsroom is a bedrock of American democracy

Friday, June 29, 2018

People take part in a flashmob to mark World Press Freedom Day in Tbilisi, May 3, 2012. World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

On World Press Freedom Day, Brookings experts reflect on the importance of a free press

Marvin Kalb, Jonathan Rauch, David Wessel, and James Kirchick

Thursday, May 3, 2018

A person stands with an umbrella in a steady rain at the Martin Luther KIng Jr. Memorial in Washington January 18, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Brookings experts reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his assassination

Gary Burtless, Amy Liu, Jonathan Rauch, Carol Graham, Hady Amr, Marcus Casey, Jenny Schuetz, Anthony F. Pipa, Andre M. Perry, and Nicol Turner Lee

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb is greeted by supporters during his election night rally in Pennsylvania's 18th U.S. Congressional district special election against Republican candidate and State Rep. Rick Saccone, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC190011A7B0

Score one for the smoke-filled room: Why Conor Lamb’s victory was a win for party politicians

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at sunset in Washington

Earmarks: The one thing Trump gets right about Congress

Wednesday, January 17, 2018