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 member of Congress meant…
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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 strongest nation, and our…
Confronted with Struggling POTUS, How To Restore Faith in U.S. — former Rep. Hamilton
President Trump. Photo Gage Skidmore-Flickr There’s no shortage of threats to our democracy. Russian meddling in elections, the vulnerability of state voting systems to hacking, politicians’ assaults on…
U.S. Politics In The Age Of Donald Trump
Donald Trump This is a very tough time to be a politician — whether running for office or trying to lead while holding office. The women and men…
Why The U.S. Federal Debt Ceiling Must Be Permanently Abolished
President Obama -- managed to get government agencies funded until 2017You can understand why President Obama and congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle sought to cast…
Scandalous: How The Current Procedural Rules Guarantee Congressional Paralysis
Rep. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Jim Boehner --- the names don't matter, paralyses assured so long as rules are the same A lot of ink is…
Lessons For Next POTUS: Executive Powers, Weak Congress And Media Spin
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton --should either get elected, former Congressman Hamilton warns against media manipulation Before the ins- and- outs of the 2016 presidential contest become a…
Why Most Young Americans Abhor Politics
Lee Hamilton I spend a fair amount of time talking to students and other young people about Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something. It used…
Shedding Some Dysfunction, Congress Slowly Becoming More Effective
Lee Hamilton There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing. Agreements on Medicare reimbursements in both houses,…
Woe Unto Us: Politicians Lie While Journalists Sleep
The noted investigative reporter says of the nation -- "Lying has become the staple" I have been involved in politics and policy-making for over 50 years, and as…