An op-ed in the January 11 edition of The Washington Post by columnist Anne Applebaum: "Austerity and national character"  'Economic change depends on culture and society'

In the same issue, an op-ed by columnist Charles Krauthammer:  “The meaning of Hagel”

In the January 10 edition of POLITICO a report by Leigh Munsil: "Hagel brothers still burdened by Vietnam War"