Lee Hamilton
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We need to safeguard the "public" in public officeApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - 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 that it's getting rather fu...
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How to handle the Russia messMar 30, 2017 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton The recent announcement by FBI Director James Comey that his agency is investigating links between members of President Trump's campaign and Russia ha...
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In praise of pragmatismMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - As you watch the health care proceedings on Capitol Hill, imagine what things might be like if we lived in more functional political times. In particular, what if Congre...
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A speech everyone should readFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - As a country, we make a habit of looking forward, not backward. But I'm going to ask you to turn your attention back a few weeks, to Barack Obama's Jan. 10 farewell addr...
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Fixing debt is an issue we should no longer ignoreNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Americans understand that our nation's strength and security depend on its fiscal health. This may not be foremost on their minds right now, but rarely do I address a pu...
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What do we mean by 'representative government'?Oct 23, 2015 1:00 am - With a presidential election year fast approaching, we're in for a lot of public talk about the state of American democracy. Much of that discussion will be insightful a...
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Politicians are failing us on the economySep 04, 2015 1:00 am - A couple of months ago, the Congressional Budget Office issued a sobering report on the U.S. economy's long-term prospects. Not to put too fine a point on it, we're head...
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This time was supposed to be differentAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - The most important function Congress serves is to debate and pass the federal budget. I know, it also levies taxes, imposes or relaxes regulations, and once in a while n...
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We need both insiders and outsiders in CongressJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Members of Congress get categorized in all sorts of ways. They're liberal or conservative; Republican or Democrat; interested in domestic affairs or specialists in forei...
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Cowardly Congress abdicating on war powersJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia made a small splash in the press when he took Congress to task for failing to authorize our nation's ongoing war against Isla...