Editorial: Meta Pulls the Plug on Fact-Checking  
• January 21, 2025

Last week, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced that it would end its eight-year fact-checking partnership with independent American journalists to identify misinformation on its platforms.    […]

Editorial: Heath Care: Change, Yes; Murder, No  
• January 14, 2025

 On Dec. 4, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in cold blood outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan. Even before the arrest of his self-confessed assassin, five […]

Editorial: Make Affordability a Top Priority 
• September 11, 2024

Members of the soon-to-graduate Class of 2025 who wish to live in an apartment in the city may have a rough go of things. While their parents and grandparents may […]

Opinion: How 9/11 Transformed Immigration in America  
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When Americans think of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, they think of the thousands of innocents who died in the […]

Editorial & Opinion: We’re Still Here — Let’s Keep It That Way!  
• August 14, 2024

In case you have not heard, we are celebrating 70 years — seven decades — of this publication on October 7th, 2024. The Georgetowner is a proud survivor, a prime […]

Editorial: Scooter Rudeness, E-Bike Excess, Moped Madness 
• July 17, 2024

  In the spring of 2021, Lime scooters and bikes were released in Washington, D.C.   D.C. was the first city to receive Lime scooters.   Spin launched its dockless e-bike system […]

Editorial: The Joy of Community — The List Goes On
• June 12, 2024

“Taking care of others, helping others, ultimately is the way to discover your own joy and to have a happy life.” — the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu    Now […]

Editorial: Community Involvement Is a Win-Win  
• May 8, 2024

When was the last time you pitched in to help Georgetown achieve or, better yet, surpass its goals? This isn’t a trick question, and we don’t mean to send you […]

Editorial: On Mother’s Day: Call Your Mom, Practice Empathy 
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Mother’s Day is fast approaching — Sunday, May 12, to be exact. As the inevitable clichés of “Call your mother,” “Send her flowers” and “Take her to brunch” fill the […]

Opinion: How I Discovered the Meaning of Memorial Day
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By Chip Reid    I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but for most of my life the only thing special about Memorial Day was the fact that it was a […]