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This is a testing time for all of us

By Lee H. Hamilton
Jul 9, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: 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, "its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly."
We all have to make this work

By Lee H. Hamilton
Jun 28, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: These are uncertain, divided times for our nation.
Exceptional? Only if we get to work

May 24, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: 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 voice to ordinary people across a diverse land and a Constitution that favors finding common ground among them.
What makes a successful politician?

By Lee H. Hamilton
Apr 14, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: One of the intriguing features of the coronavirus pandemic is how sharply it has illuminated the importance of effective political leadership.
Without civility, our system doesn't work

By Lee H. Hamilton
Feb 20, 2020 1:00 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 manners. "Cleanse not your teeth with the tablecloth, napkin, fork or knife," reads Rule 100. Good advice at any time. But the first rule the future president wrote down and followed for the rest of his life was especially notable: "Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present." There are times when I find myself wishing that all of us -- public officials and ordinary citizens alike -- would adopt the civil behavior of that particular teenager.
Leadership matters

By Lee H. Hamilton
Feb 2, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: At the time of the American Revolution, the future United States was a small, colonial backwater on the world stage.
How presidents get their facts

By Lee H. Hamilton
Jan 2, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: Here's a basic truth about people who make decisions on public policy: they rarely have all the facts they want.
Trust is an essential foundation for effective government

By Lee H. Hamilton
Dec 6, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: 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 and forth, and tempers were rising. It was starting to look like we might just go off the rails.
How do we keep our democracy healthy?

By Lee H. Hamilton
Nov 24, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It's that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues
We make progress when citizens tackle the small stuff

By Lee H. Hamilton
Nov 14, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: One of the not-so-small gifts of living in a representative democracy is that you can't accomplish things alone.

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