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Norman J. Ornstein

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Name: Norman J. Ornstein

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Massachusetts Senate

Multiple fact-checks of Gomez agree: He lies.

Gabriel Gomez isn't even "truthy."The Boston Globe , in a news story, has already called out Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez for his dishonest new ad. Now the actual fact-checkers are on the case, and Gomez gets panned again. In es ... [Published Daily Kos - May 23 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, Massachusetts Senate, Gabriel Gómez

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Our Era of Political Extremism

By Lee A. DanielsNNPA ColumnistLast year, James Porter, the recently-elected president of the National Rifle Association, declared that President Obama was a “fake president …[whose] entire administration is anti-gun, anti-freedom, anti-Second Amendm ... [Published Black Press USA - May 14 2013]

Entities: Lee A. Daniels, Adam Kokesh, Norman J. Ornstein, African-Americans

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Darrell Issa

Room for Debate: Serious Investigations, or Partisan Ploys?

Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise InstituteThe larger fault lies with Congress for avoiding genuine oversight to ensure that flaws in programs and policies are not repeated.Stephen F. Hayes, The Weekly StandardCongressional hearings have always ... [Published New York Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Darrell Issa, John J Pitney Jr, Norman J. Ornstein

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Thomas Mann

Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Congress is Failing Us

Editor's Note: On April 26, 2013 the following Moyers & Company video interview on why Congress is failing the American people appeared on www.billmoyers.com . Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann tell Bill Moyers that Congress’ failure ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Norman Ornstein, Thomas Mann, Bill Moyers, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

Finding the Common Good in an Era of Dysfunctional Governance

The framers designed a constitutional system in which the government would play a vigorous role in securing the liberty and well-being of a large and diverse population. They built a political system around a number of key elements, including debate ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Legitimacy, American Academy of Arts

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Lawrence Summers

Gridlock is No Way to Govern

Editor’s Note: Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. They are co-authors of “ It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Lawrence Summers, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Republican Party (US)

First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 04 2013 - 1 reports

Countering Corruption: 2012 Conference Report from the World Forum on Governance

Executive Summary: Reformers, businesspeople, investors and citizens alike are grappling with a common issue around the world: Good governance. How can each nation secure government that is honest a nd not corrupt, that serves the public interest and ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 04 2013]

Entities: Corruption, Organism, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann

First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 04 2013 - 1 reports

The Sequester and the Myth of Washington Post’s “5 Myths”

For background on WaPo’s 5 Myths series, see my last post on it. The entry in today’s paper (but online since Thursday) is “5 Myths about the Sequester.” The authors are two frequent talking heads on outlets like the PBS News Hour, Thomas E. ... [Published Firedoglake - Mar 04 2013]

Entities: Sequester, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Jon Walker, Fiscal Cliff

First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Mar 01 2013 - 2 reports

Five Myths About the Sequester

Editor's Note: Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein are authors of It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism . Our political system was not designed to be efficient, but ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Feb 28 2013]

Entities: Sequester, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann

First reported Feb 05 2013 - Updated Feb 05 2013 - 1 reports

There’s Nothing to Do Here, Just Whine and Complain

Commenter Louise sends Eric Wemple’s attempt to shame Al Franken for mainly talking to hometown media. Here’s the roots of Franken’s strategy: American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Norman J. Ornstein helped Franken strategize his splashdown ... [Published Balloon Juice - Feb 05 2013]

Entities: Al Franken, Norman J. Ornstein, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice

First reported Jan 04 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 1 reports

Five Myths about the 112th Congress

When we set out to write a book about the growing extremism in American politics about 18 months ago, we thought that the 112th Congress was the worst we had seen in our four decades in Washington. However, the fight over the debt limit, the fiscal ... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Jan 04 2013]

Entities: debt-limit, Republican Party (US), Leadership, Fiscal Cliff, Harry S Truman

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Governance in the Long Emergency [Published Resilience - May 14 2013]
Our Era of Political Extremism [Published Black Press USA - May 14 2013]
Room for Debate: Serious Investigations, or Par... [Published New York Times - May 09 2013]
Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Con... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013]
Finding the Common Good in an Era of Dysfunctio... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013]
The Common Good: Theoretical Content, Practical... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013]
Gridlock is No Way to Govern [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 19 2013]
Wonkbook: Are guns, gays and immigration really... [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 19 2013]
Countering Corruption: 2012 Conference Report f... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 04 2013]
The Sequester and the Myth of Washington Post’s... [Published Firedoglake - Mar 04 2013]
Five Myths About the Sequester [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Feb 28 2013]
Five Myths About the Sequester [Published Brookings Topics - The Federal Budget and Seque ... - Feb 28 2013]
There’s Nothing to Do Here, Just Whine and Comp... [Published Balloon Juice - Feb 05 2013]
Five Myths about the 112th Congress [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Jan 04 2013]

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Multiple fact-checks of Gomez agree: He lies. [Published Daily Kos - May 23 2013] Gabriel Gomez isn't even "truthy."The Boston Globe , in a news story, has already called out Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez for his dishonest new ad. Now the actual fact-checkers are on the case, and Gomez gets panned again. In es ...
Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Con... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013] Editor's Note: On April 26, 2013 the following Moyers & Company video interview on why Congress is failing the American people appeared on www.billmoyers.com . Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann tell Bill Moyers that Congress’ failure ...
Finding the Common Good in an Era of Dysfunctio... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013] The framers designed a constitutional system in which the government would play a vigorous role in securing the liberty and well-being of a large and diverse population. They built a political system around a number of key elements, including debate ...
The Common Good: Theoretical Content, Practical... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 26 2013] Despite skepticism about the common good, the idea has both theoretical content and practical utility. It rests on important features of human life, such as inherently social goods, social linkages, and joint occupation of various commons. It reflects ...
Gridlock is No Way to Govern [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 19 2013] Editor’s Note: Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. They are co-authors of “ It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System ...