Lee Hamilton
Congress: A Lawmaker’s Difficult Task Of Finding The Common Good
Photo: YouTube I don’t remember when it first occurred to me after arriving in Washington many years ago that at its heart, being a ...
Donald Trump: A President Who Doesn’t Believe In Science on Covid-19 and Climate Change
Donald Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore For decades after WWII, the U.S. stood across the world as a mighty colossus. We were the richest and ...
U.S. Debt: By 2028, we’ll be closing in on $1 trillion in interest payments annually
Former Congressman Hamilton [Op-Ed] Politicians and commentators these days like to point to an array of threats to our constitutional system. There’s one, though, ...
Tax “Reforms” — Beware of Giveaways to the Rich as U.S. Debt Already 103% of GDP
Senate Majority Leader Micth McConnell and colleagues working on tax “reform.” Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr As Republicans in Congress move forward on their tax ...
The Art of Politics: If You Want To Change Things
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton [Commentary] One of the gifts of living in a representative democracy is that voting is only one of the rights ...
America’s Strength Is Its Diversity
Lee H. Hamilton [Commentary] I’ve been reminded recently of the old cowboy song, Home on the Range. You know the line, “Where never is ...
Confronted with Struggling POTUS, How To Restore Faith in U.S. — former Rep. Hamilton
President Trump. Photo Gage Skidmore-Flickr [Commentary] There’s no shortage of threats to our democracy. Russian meddling in elections, the vulnerability of state voting systems ...
Trump — A Secretive President and Public’s Right to Know
President Trump’s solo press conference [Comment] For the last few years, I’ve been keeping a file of clippings about the erosion of transparency and ...
U.S. Elections: Time To Change Debate Format
We’re in the middle of the presidential debates, and not surprisingly, they’re drawing viewers in great numbers. The contest is close, and the chance ...
Woodward’s Trump Expose Shows Administration’s Many Challenges–Yet Many U.S. Blessing Remain
Even though Trump White House beleaguered, former Rep. Hamilton says U.S. is resilient. Photo: Gage Skidmore. [Commentary] It’s so easy these days to despair ...