E.J. Dionne Jr.

Washington, D.C.

Columnist covering national politics Education: Oxford University, D.Phil.; Harvard University, BA E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for The Washington Post. He is also a government professor at Georgetown University, a visiting professor at Harvard University, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a frequent commentator on politics for National Public Radio and MSNBC. His book “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country” was published by St. Martin’s Press in February. Before joining The Post in 1990 as a political reporter, Dionne spent 14 years at the New York Times, where he covered politics and reported from Albany, Washington, Paris, Rome and Beirut. His coverage of the Vatican was described by the Los Angeles Times as the best in two decades. In 2014-2015, Dionne was the vice president of the American Political Science Association. He is the author of seven books. His most recent are “One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported” (co-authored with Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, 2017) and "Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism – From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond" (2016). Dionne is the editor of seven additional volumes, including “We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama” (2017), co-edited with MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid, and “What’s God Got to Do with the American Experiment” (2000), co-edited with John J. DiIulio. He grew up in Fall River, Mass., attended Harvard College and was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford. He lives in Bethesda, Md., with his wife, Mary Boyle. They have three children, James, Julia and Margot. Honors & Awards:

Named among the 25 most influential Washington journalists by the National Journal
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award, 1996
Empathy Award from the Volunteers of America, 2002
National Human Services Assembly’s Award for Excellence by a Member of the Media, 2004
Hillman Award for Career Achievement from the Sidney Hillman Foundation, 2011

Books by E.J. Dionne Jr.:
One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported (co-authored with Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann)
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Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism – From Goldwater to Trump and Beyond
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Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent
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Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right
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Stand Up Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps, and the Politics of Revenge
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They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate The Next Political Era
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Why Americans Hate Politics
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We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama (co-editor)
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One Electorate Under God?: A Dialogue on Religion & American Politics (co-editor)
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United We Serve: National Service and the Future of Citizenship (co-editor)
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Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? (co-editor)
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Bush v. Gore: The Court Cases and the Commentary (co-editor)
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What’s God Got To Do With the American Experiment? (co-editor)
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Community Works: The Revival of Civil Society in America (co-editor)
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Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country
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