Lee Hamilton
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Hamilton: This is a testing time for all of usJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests and massive unemploymen...
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This is a testing time for all of usJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the US preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests and massive unemployment,...
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We all have to make this workJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - These are uncertain, divided times for our nation. Unemployment is at mind-boggling levels, a virus we still don't fully understand is stifling the course of ordinary li...
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Exceptional? Only if we get to workMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving vo...
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How Congress has changedMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - If you feel like Congress has become less productive, less functional, and more partisan ... you're right. I've been thinking a lot lately about how it's changed over th...
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What makes a successful politician?Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - One of the intriguing features of the coronavirus pandemic is how sharply it has illuminated the importance of effective political leadership. Wherever we stand on the p...
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Without civility, our system doesn't workFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior." Many of these had to do with simple mann...
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Leadership mattersFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - At the time of the American Revolution, the future United States was a small, colonial backwater on the world stage. There were an estimated 2 million to 3 million peopl...
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How presidents get their factsJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Here's a basic truth about people who make decisions on public policy: they rarely have all the facts they want. Over the years, I've sat in countless meetings in which,...
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Trust is an essential foundation for effective governmentDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back a...