I’ve been struck recently by news coverage of climate change and humans’ degradation of the planet. Two opposing themes keep appearing. One is the sense

A few years ago, I was at a polling place here in Indiana where a long line of people stood waiting to vote. A woman

The other day, someone I’ve known for years offered a pointed bit of criticism. “It’s easy for people like you to make long lists of

A few months ago, the federal debt we have accumulated over the past decades crossed the $22 trillion mark. That’s a record. And it’s surely

You may not be ready for next year’s presidential and congressional elections, but in political time, they’re coming up fast. Even politicians who aren’t running

I’m lucky enough these days to be in regular touch with young people — students — who are interested in public service. I find hope

There are many reasons why Congress finds itself hamstrung in Washington, D.C. and discounted by the people it serves at home. These include long-term trends

[Recently], I was speaking to a group of students and decided to start with a point-blank question: Is Congress doing a good job? About 100

I became active in politics in the late 1950s, got elected to Congress in 1964, and have remained engaged in one way or another every

Here is a surprise: the skills that can be used to win in politics are increasingly the skills needed to produce good policy. I know: