Henry Olsen
Senior Fellow
Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a globally recognized expert on American elections and policy as well as global populism.
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Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Polic Center, is a globally recognized expert on American elections and policy as well as global populism. His 20-year record of highly accurate U.S. Presidential and Congressional election predictions includes calling the 2024 U.S. Presidential race for Donald Trump while noting Trump could win the popular vote – an outcome that shocked most analysts. He also follows and regularly comments on elections around the world, especially in Europe and the Americas.
He writes a weekly column on the U.S. midterms for the Washington Post, and biweekly articles on American domestic and foreign policy for National Review Online and the Washington Examiner. He writes biweekly about the U.S.-European relationship and European politics for Brussels Signal. Mr. Olsen’s work has also been published in the New York Times, POLITICO, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Guardian, the Telegraph, and many other leading publications.
Mr. Olsen is a frequently requested speaker on U.S. politics and the rise of global populism both within the United States and in many countries in Europe and Asia. He hosts two regular podcasts – Beyond the Polls, which examines U.S. politics every week, and Conservative Crossroads, which explores policy differences among American conservatives every other week. He also teaches in the D.C. Graduate Program at Hillsdale College, and has previously taught at Villanova University, Arizona State University, and the Catholic University of America.
Mr. Olsen is the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism and the co-author, with University of New Hampshire Professor Dante J. Scala, of The Four Faces of the Republican Party.
He holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
As Sweden Goes . . .
Henry Olsen
An unexpected Swedish victory is just the latest in an unprecedented run of success worldwide for fiscally conservative parties, beginning after the Greek debt crisis in April, which should sound both optimistic and cautionary notes for GOP leaders.
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The Weekly Standard / September 27, 2010
The Big Drop: Employment Rate Cause for Concern
Henry Olsen
Friday’s labor report is the latest confirmation that our economy is sputtering, and a deeper look at the little-known civilian employment-population ratio, presents what may be a more revealing and troublesome picture.
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AEI Online / September 3, 2010
Unemployment: What Would Reagan Do?
Henry Olsen
A look at the civilian employment-population ratio gives a better picture of how hard it is going to be for the United States to recover from financial crisis, and explains why Ronald Reagan’s approach to job creation would be better suited to spur recovery.
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Wall Street Journal / August 10, 2010
Populism, American Style
Henry Olsen
The significance and potential of the Tea Party movement can only be understood by examining populism in its unique manifestation in the United States, where its history is both consoling and cautionary about this modern populist movement.
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National Affairs / June 21, 2010
Britain’s Compassionate Conservatives
Henry Olsen
In deviating from the traditional theme of the Conservative Party, David Cameron has isolated upper-middle-class voters and generated underwhelming support from the electorate.
Articles
Wall Street Journal / May 18, 2010
The Way of the Whigs?
Henry Olsen
Lincoln’s first political party dissolved, and so could today’s Republicans.
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National Review / February 22, 2010
Obama’s Downsizing
Henry Olsen
Why is an administration that claims to be putting jobs first still making job-killing bills the top items on its agenda?
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National Review Online / December 11, 2009
The Reemerging Republican Majority?
Henry Olsen
Conservatives who seek a revival in their movement must examine how America has changed since the glory days of President Ronald Reagan, and how those changes pose new challenges to, and may impose new limits on, conservatism today.
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Claremont Review of Books / August 13, 2009
The Meaning of the Goldwater Campaign
Henry Olsen
Was the Goldwater campaign of 1964 was a major loss for conservatism or an invaluable time of forging principles?
Articles
NewMajority.com / March 2, 2009
The Republican Future
Henry Olsen
The Republican base is mostly white evangelical Christians, but it can grow through appealing to the educated affluent, the working-class nonevangelical faithful, or minorities.
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NewMajority.com / February 25, 2009
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Conservative Crossroads
Conservative Crossroads, a new podcast from Henry Olsen, gives a sharply honest and revealing look at the issues dividing the conservative movement.
Beyond the Polls
Each week, Senior Fellow Henry Olsen examines the facts and figures, twists and turns that shape the ongoing 2024 presidential and congressional races.
Conservative Crossroads
Conservative Crossroads, a new podcast from Henry Olsen, gives a sharply honest and revealing look at the issues dividing the conservative movement.
Beyond the Polls
Each week, Senior Fellow Henry Olsen examines the facts and figures, twists and turns that shape the ongoing 2024 presidential and congressional races.