Lee Hamilton
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How do we keep our democracy healthy?Nov 24, 2019 12:00 am - Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It's that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues - or at ...
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We make progress when citizens tackle the small stuffNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - One of the not-so-small gifts of living in a representative democracy is that you can't accomplish things alone. Whether you're trying to get a stop sign put up on a dan...
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Hamilton: We are enriched as a nation of immigrantsOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton I was talking with a friend the other day about immigration. It's one of the most divisive issues of our time, and we, too, found ourselves divided. ...
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The joy of politicsOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - You're probably chuckling already. Seriously? "The joy of politics"? That was pretty much the reaction I got the other day when, in the middle of a conversation about ho...
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Why people prefer democracySep 26, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton A wave of protests is roiling Moscow. Millions of people, young and old, have been crowding the streets in Hong Kong. In Britain, members of the Cons...
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Democracy won't die if we don't let itAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Democracy's premise is that ordinary citizens can make solid decisions on complex issues. But this basic principle and the structure of laws and practices erected over t...
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How should Americans engage globally?Aug 15, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton 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 sen...
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Let's not just focus on elections, but on how we electJul 28, 2019 1:00 am - 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 recognized me and called me over. "Why is it," she a...
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Getting Congress back on trackJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - 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 things Congress should do to improve...
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Compromise is the essence of our democracyJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - You may not be ready for next year's elections, but in political time, they're coming up fast. Even politicians who aren't running for president are crafting their stump...