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Lee Hamilton
Nine Presidents — their Attributes & Faults
One reason I consider myself fortunate to have led a life in politics is that, over time, I have had a chance to work with
We Need to Encourage Good Media
I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes to journalism, I’m a traditionalist. ld-fashioned, even. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that
Why We Need to Scrap the Federal Debt Ceiling
Back when I was in Congress, I received a phone call from a constituent one day. I’d recently voted to raise the nation’s debt ceiling,
Disbelief in our Political System
I’ve had many conversations recently that convince me our country is divided into two political camps separated by a deep and uncomfortably wide gap. No,
We Need to Safeguard the “Public” in Public Office
For the last few years, I’ve been keeping a file of clippings about the erosion of transparency and candor in government. I’m sorry to report
Our System Comes With No Guarantees
There are a lot of dire predictions about our representative democracy out there. They include complaints about a rigged political system and commentators worrying about
Want to Govern Effectively, President-Elect Trump? Here’s Some Advice
As the late Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York, said, politicians campaign in poetry but have to govern in prose. Now we have a
Dear President-Elect Trump: Let’s Get Back to Business
As hard as the campaign might have been and the transition is proving to be, Donald Trump’s challenges are really just beginning. Governing after a
A Sobering Look Beyond the Election
This campaign year has been full of twists and turns. We don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, let alone on Nov. 8. So talking
Why This Democrat Wants a Strong Republican Party
I’ve been a Democrat all my life. But that doesn’t mean I favor a weak Republican Party. Indeed, just the opposite. Before my Democratic friends