Lee Hamilton
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How do we define 'the common good'?May 07, 2021 1:00 am - I've always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, "We the People of the United States." We've heard the phrase so often that we don't even stop to...
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What foreign policy can look likeMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - We often think of foreign and domestic policy as two separate and distinct fields. But for an American president, they are inextricably tied together. And as the Biden a...
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Good foreign policy is good domestic policy, and vice versaFeb 14, 2021 12:00 am - There was an interesting moment in Washington at the end of January, on Antony Blinken's first full day as secretary of state. Meeting with the press corps that covers t...
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What a president-elect must deal withJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Biden won't become President of the United States for a few weeks yet, but it's fair to say he's already feeling the pressures of the office. I think being president...
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Hamilton: It is time to show our resilienceDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - If you pay attention to global affairs, you know that increasing numbers of people believe U.S. leadership in the world is coming to an end and the West more broadly is ...
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Hamilton: History will revile COVID-19 deniersDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - When the history of this era is written, special attention should be reserved for the prominent U.S. politicians who dismissed or misrepresented the COVID-19 pandemic fo...
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Strength of our republic is in accepting results of electionsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Every year right after an election, I'd find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. "What are t...
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The art of giving political speechesSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - I was talking to a friend not long ago who was pretty down on politics in all its forms. "I actually find real enjoyment in politics," I told him. He asked if I was nuts...
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Democracy depends on the faith we have in our electionsAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - I've lost track of the times over the years I've heard a politician say, "This is the most important election of my lifetime." In fact, I've said it myself. And I'm sure...
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Time to learn our system from the insideJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - I've spent a long time in politics, and over those years one thing has remained constant: There are a lot more Americans who criticize government than there are who ser...