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Norman J. Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He is a contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and The Atlantic and is an election eve analyst for BBC News. He served as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI's Election Watch series. He also served as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission.

Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and practitioners that helped shape the law, known as McCain-Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

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Norman Ornstein Profile
Norman J. Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He is a contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and The Atlantic and is an election eve analyst for BBC News. He served as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI's Election Watch series. He also served as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission.

Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and practitioners that helped shape the law, known as McCain-Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

His many books include The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (AEI Press, 2000); The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, with Thomas E. Mann (Oxford University Press, 2006, named by the Washington Post one of the best books of 2006 and called by The Economist "a classic"); and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism, also with Tom Mann, published in May 2012 by Basic Books. It was named as one of 2012's best books on politics by The New Yorker and one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post.

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What's So Funny About Washington

What's So Funny About Washington
With a touch of humor, Norman Ornstein broaches serious topics -- the current political scene in Washington, foreign policy, health care, economics, and everything in-between. Audiences can tap into a wealth of information, and chuckle a little in the process. You'll soon see what's so funny about Washington -- intentionally and unintentionally.

Mending a Broken Congress

Mending a Broken Congress
A Conversation with Ornstein & Mann
A lively conversation on the state of Congress and American politics with renowned congressional scholars Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein. From the Brookings Institute and the American Enterprise Institute, Mann and Ornstein have provided thoughtful scholarly commentary on the people's branch since their time on Capitol Hill as congressional fellows in the 1970s. Their recent books, The Broken Branch and It's Worse Than it Looks, analyze the reasons for recent congressional dysfunction and provide possible solutions to the gridlock in Washington, DC.

The Institution of Compromise

The Institution of Compromise
Why Hyper-partisanship is No Laughing Matter
With a political climate that reveals an unprecedented level of hyper-partisanship and an extreme unwillingness to compromise, longtime political pundit and commentator, Norman Ornstein outlines how the U.S. is on the brink of institutional collapse and doubled-over in deadlock. As chronicled in his recent book, It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism (2012), Ornstein identifies the two primary causes behind this pernicious state of affairs. At the lead is the issue of party mismatch and a governing system that makes it difficult for majorities to act. In close second is the issue of party culpability and "asymmetric polarization." With a unique sense of humor, extraordinary eye for detail and over 30 years in the field, Ornstein discusses specifically what each of these issues entails and their possible solutions.

It's Even Worse Than It Looks

It's Even Worse Than It Looks
Political Polarization in Washington
Nonpartisan congressional scholar Norm Ornstein discusses the hyperpartisanship that has seeped into every part of our political process. With Congress deadlocked and our two main political parties abandoning the idea of compromise, our political system is at a standstill. Ornstein identifies the two overriding problems in our institutions – the parliamentary shape our system has taken and the vehemently adversarial parties than have become ideologically extreme. With nothing happening simply for the good of the country, both sides would rather block bills they once supported than let the other Party have a "win." While Ornstein states that there is no panacea, he does offer useful reform ideas, endorsing solutions like greater public participation, an institutional restructuring of the House and Senate, and a focus on fixing the true causes of the dysfunction rather than a rinse-and-repeat cycle of "throwing the bums out."

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Other Titles
Health Policy in a Polarized Political Environment:
The Roadmap to 2014 & Beyond

Debt and Taxes:
Politics and Economics in the U.S.

The Current Political Scene in Washington

Intensive Care How Congress Shapes Health Policy

Understanding the Upcoming Election

The Politics of Health Policy

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