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Thomas E. Mann
July 1, 2008
Thomas Mann is the W. Averell
Harriman Chair and senior fellow in the Governance Studies program
at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. A noted congressional
scholar, Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns,
elections, political parties, polling and public opinion, the
presidency, and the effectiveness of Congress. He has conducted
polls for congressional candidates and overseen national public
opinion studies.
The author of numerous books
on American government, and a contributor to major magazines
and newspapers like the Washington Post and The New York Times,
Mann is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has served
as co-director (with Norman Ornstein) of the Transition to Governing
Project and senior counselor (with Mr. Ornstein) to the Continuity
of Government Commission. He recently co-authored The Broken
Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get it Back
on Track with Mr. Ornstein.
Thomas Mann spoke at Chautauqua
during the 1992 and 1994 seasons. |
