Background
Ornstein, Norman Jay was born on October 14, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph and Dorothy (Latz) Ornstein.
(The Broken Branch offers both a brilliant diagnosis of th...)
The Broken Branch offers both a brilliant diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and a much-needed blueprint for change, from two experts who understand politics and revere our institutions, but believe that Congress has become deeply dysfunctional. Mann and Ornstein, two of the nation's most renowned and judicious scholars of government and politics, bring to light the historical roots of Congress's current maladies, examining 40 years of uninterrupted Democratic control of the House and the stunning midterm election victory of 1994 that propelled Republicans into the majority in both House and Senate. The byproduct of that long and grueling but ultimately successful Republican campaign, the authors reveal, was a weakened institution bitterly divided between the parties. They highlight the dramatic shift in Congress from a highly decentralized, committee-based institution into a much more regimented one in which party increasingly trumps committee. The resultant changes in the policy process--the demise of regular order, the decline of deliberation, and the weakening of our system of checks and balances--have all compromised the role of Congress in the American Constitutional system. From tax cuts to the war against Saddam Hussein to a Medicare prescription drug benefit, the Legislative process has been bent to serve immediate presidential interests and have often resulted in poorly crafted and stealthily passed laws. Strong majority leadership in Congress, the authors conclude, led not to a vigorous exertion of congressional authority but to a general passivity in the face of executive power.
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Ornstein, Norman Jay was born on October 14, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph and Dorothy (Latz) Ornstein.
Bachelor, University Minnesota, 1967. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1972.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Minnesota, 2007.
Assistant professor Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, Italy, 1971-1972. Professor Catholic University American, Washington, 1972-1984. Staff member, staff director Senate Committee on Committee Systems, 1976-1977.
Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, California, 1979-1980. Resident scholar American Enterprise Institute, Washington, since 1980. Columnist, board contributors United States of America Today, 1996—2005.
Columnist Roll Call, since 1993. Senior counselor Continuity Government Commission, since 2002. Co-director Times Mirror-Gallup Study: The People, the Press and Politics, 1987-1990, Times Mirror Center for People and Press (now Pew Research Center), since 1991, Renewing Congress Project, Washington, since 1992, Associated Electrical Industries-Brookings Election Reform Project, since 2005.
Political editor Lawmakers program Station WETA-television, Washington, 1980-1984. Consultant Columbia Broadcasting System News Election Unit, New York City, since 1982. Commentator, consultant MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, Washington and New York City, since 1983.
Moderator California Congressional Report, Station KCET-television, Los Angeles, 1983.
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Fellow. American Academy Arts and Sciences Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Political Science Association (council 1984-1986, Conglomerate fellow 1969-1970, Goodnow award, 2006), National Commission Public Service (board directors, Volcker commission 1987-1990), Public Broadcasting Service, Phi Beta Kappa (visiting scholar 1986-1987).
Married Judith Linda Harris, May 29, 1977. Children— Matthew, Daniel.