Wilson Center Experts
Martin Tolchin
Senior Scholar
Contact Information:
T (202) 691-4000
// F (202) 691-4001
Expertise:
North America
; United States
Affiliation:
Former Congressional Correspondent, New York Times;
Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief, The Hill Newspaper
Wilson Center Project(s):
"Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism from the Clubhouse to the White House"
Term:
Apr 05, 2011
Apr 14, 2013
Previous Terms at the Wilson Center:
September 1, 2008 - April 1, 2011
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Covering the Election & Context: Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct 31, 2012 to Nov 07, 2012
Award winning journalist Martin Tolchin, founder of The Hill newspaper, discusses media coverage of the presidential election. Timothy Naftali, National Security Fellow at the New America Foundation, provides context for new released documents regarding the Cuban missile crisis on its 50th anniversary.
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Of Power, Politics and Patronage
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Of Power, Politics and Patronage
Aug 17, 2009 to Aug 23, 2009
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Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism From the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond
October 04, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Is political patronage the dark underbelly of American politics, whose practitioners are fortunate to keep one step ahead of the sheriff? Or is it an essential ingredient of effective governance, rewarding and cementing loyalty while greasing the gears of government? The authors of a newly-released book discussed how political patronage is alive and well in the 21st century, though changed. It now includes the privatization of services, earmarks, and the expansion of hybrid agencies, with highly paid salaries for top executives. more
Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism From the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond
October 04, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Is political patronage the dark underbelly of American politics, whose practitioners are fortunate to keep one step ahead of the sheriff? Or is it an essential ingredient of effective governance, rewarding and cementing loyalty while greasing the gears of government? The authors of a newly-released book discussed how political patronage is alive and well in the 21st century, though changed. It now includes the privatization of services, earmarks, and the expansion of hybrid agencies, with highly paid salaries for top executives.
Covering the Election & Context: Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct 31, 2012 to Nov 07, 2012
Award winning journalist Martin Tolchin, founder of The Hill newspaper, discusses media coverage of the presidential election. Timothy Naftali, National Security Fellow at the New America Foundation, provides context for new released documents regarding the Cuban missile crisis on its 50th anniversary.
Of Power, Politics and Patronage
Sep 14, 2009 to Sep 20, 2009
Martin Tolchin, former New York Times correspondent, founder and former publisher and editor In Chief of "The Hill" Newspaper and a Public Policy Scholar of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and Susan Tolchin, University Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University
Of Power, Politics and Patronage
Aug 17, 2009 to Aug 23, 2009
Martin Tolchin, former New York Times correspondent, founder and former publisher and editor In Chief of "The Hill" Newspaper and a Public Policy Scholar of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and Susan Tolchin, University Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University.