Madeleine Albright Home Hits Market 

October 16, 2023

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s home has hit the Georgetown real estate market. Located at 1318 34th St. NW, just blocks from the campus of Georgetown University where she […]

Georgetown Neighbors & Legends: Jenonne Walker

August 31, 2023

From Oklahoma, to the National Security Council, to Ambassador to the Czech Republic, this Georgetown neighbor was a diplomatic trailblazer.    Despite her diminutive size, longtime Georgetown resident Jenonne Walker radiates […]

Man, Machine, and God: Ignatius Forum Examines High-Tech Threats to National Security 

January 11, 2023

Alarm bells rang from the highest point in Washington after a recent Ignatius Forum — Man, Machine, and God — at the Washington National Cathedral. National security is at stake: The […]

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): An Appreciation

September 1, 2022

With the Aug. 30 death at age 91 of Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022) — the last leader of the Soviet Union before its dissolution at the end of the Cold War […]

Financial Times Brings Big Ideas for 2022 to The Reach

May 2, 2022

At the Kennedy Center’s The Reach on May 7, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Financial Times’s inaugural FTWeekend Festival will feature “leading luminaries,” authors, scientists, politicians and of […]

‘Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue’ at the National Portrait Gallery (photos)

March 28, 2022

It was no ordinary crime. Some private campaign documents were photographed and telephones were wiretapped, but the burglary was foiled by an alert security guard. After the five perpetrators were […]

Wilson Celebrates 50th at Four Seasons

October 10, 2018

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars — which touts itself as “the nation’s key non-partisan forum for global issues, independent research, open dialogue, and actionable ideas” — celebrated its […]