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Congress' Perverse Incentive Structure Oct. 04, 2023
This week, a small coterie of House Republicans moved, along with all House Democrats, to oust Speak... Read More
The Hot Summer Is Melting History Jul. 26, 2023
Summer's scorching heat beats us over the head, taking history's wheel backward. A sad end to a sto... Read More
The Heartland After Heartburn: Wisconsin and Washington Jul. 12, 2023
WISCONSIN — Birdsong on my grandmother's porch in morning sun. Seeing the Village revel in the... Read More
Cocaine In the White House Jul. 12, 2023
In his memoir "Beautiful Things," Hunter Biden writes about the time he left his wallet in a rental ... Read More
Biden Supports Republicans in Blocking D.C. Crime Bill Mar. 08, 2023
President Joe Biden announced he will not veto a resolution passed by the Republican-controlled Hous... Read More
New Year's Light on Lies Clears the Air Jan. 04, 2023
WASHINGTON — They thought they'd fool the grown-ups and get away with it all. George Santos a... Read More
Diary Notes: Washington Puts a Dark Past To Rest Sep. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON — The city starts a new season, after Sept. 11 remembrances. Congress returns from ... Read More
This Should Bug You More Than Cicadas May. 26, 2021
A reasonable person living in the United States over the past seventeen years might have been occasi... Read More
Washington in a 51st State of Mind (and It's in Its DNA) Apr. 28, 2021
WASHINGTON — It's a tale of two women and a city. Statehood for the District of Columbia is no... Read More
Whether by Statehood or Annexation, D.C. Residents Need a Voice in Congress Apr. 27, 2021
The debate over whether to grant statehood to the District of Columbia is a hotly partisan one with ... Read More
Democrats Seize the Spring and March With More Spirit Mar. 24, 2021
WASHINGTON — Under the spring sun, something stirs. After a withering four-year winter, Democr... Read More
Washington Deserves Its 'Brutalism' Jan. 01, 2021
In his 1981 diatribe against contemporary American architecture, "From Bauhaus to Our House," Tom Wo... Read More
Should We Get Married or Continue Living Together? The Stormy Statehood Romance between Puerto Rico and Washington and Congress (Part I) Nov. 14, 2020
On the long, unforgettable evening of Nov. 3, while millions of Americans were nervously glued to th... Read More
Washington, D.C., Public Schools Spend $30K Per Student; 23% of 8th Graders Proficient in Reading Sep. 16, 2020
The public elementary and secondary schools in the District of Columbia spent $30,115 per pupil duri... Read More
Daily Litany Jul. 02, 2020
The sun rose yesterday in Washington, D.C., at 6:02 a.m. I made my routine morning run in the silenc... Read More
Now It's Woodrow Wilson's Turn Jun. 30, 2020
Now that statues of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant and Theodore Roosevelt... Read More
Mr. President, Stop Listening to the D.C. Swamp Politicians, Deep-State Bureaucrats and Ivy League Eggheads Apr. 12, 2020
Mr. President, I'm one of your biggest supporters. Few have worked harder or longer to elect, suppor... Read More
'Real America' Inside the Beltway Jul. 02, 2019
WASHINGTON — It is often said our nation's capital is filled with wealthy college-educated eli... Read More
When $63 Million Dollars Doesn't Buy Working Toilets Apr. 06, 2018
When 450 students arrived at Anacostia High School in the District of Columbia's southeast neighborh... Read More
