Explore the driving forces behind the 2024 election as we discuss the social, political, and economic issues shaping today’s electoral landscape. This discussion will also spotlight proposed reforms aimed at fortifying democratic practices for the long term, with topics like compulsory voting, ranked-choice voting, and increased civic engagement initiatives. Through this lens, we’ll consider how these and other reforms could help enhance voter participation, representation, and overall resilience in our democratic systems, creating a more inclusive and participatory post-election environment.

From the Speaker's Bio

Education: Oxford University, D.Phil.; Harvard University, BA

E.J. Dionne Jr. writes about politics in a 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. 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.