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This event happened on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C.

On October 22, the Governance Studies program at Brookings and PRRI hosted the release of the 16th annual American Values Survey with a panel of experts who will discuss the survey results and what they reveal about the state of American politics in this unprecedented and uncertain time.

During the event, panelists discussed the survey of more than 5,000 Americans, which captures the country’s views on new federal policies and executive actions, the state of the economy, and the health of our democracy during the first year of President Trump’s second presidential term.

Opening Remarks

William A. Galston
Senior Fellow, Ezra K. Zilkha Chair, Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Brookings

Melissa Deckman
CEO, Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)

Presentation

Robert P. Jones
President, Founder, Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)

Panelists

(Moderator) E.J. Dionne Senior Fellow, W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance, Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Brookings

Laura Barrón-López
White House Correspondent, MSNBC

Lilliana Mason
Professor of Political Science, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Henry Olsen
Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

Robert P. Jones
President, Founder, Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)