Jules Witcover, Legendary Political Journalist, Dies at 98
• August 18, 2025

Jules Witcover, old-school political reporter, author of 20 books and writer of hundreds of columns — including a few for this publication — died Aug. 16 in his Georgetown home […]

Publicity Pro Recounts Campaign Adventures via Whistle Stop
• August 26, 2024

The presidential nominating conventions are over. Candidates up and down the ballot from those vying to become president, representative, senators or other positions are listed. It’s the end of August — we […]

Opinion: The Debate, Mere Preview, or Premonition?
• June 27, 2024

Remember how you felt when The Former Guy’s jet departed Washington airspace early on the day of President Biden’s inauguration? Putting aside the sore-loser disrespect to tradition, it was a […]

Profs and Pints DC: Far-Right Terrorism in 2024
• January 23, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Far-Right Terrorism in 2024,” with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware of both Georgetown University and the Council on Foreign Relations, coauthors of the new book […]

Witcover on Politics: On the Question of Biden’s Decision to Seek Reelection
• September 18, 2023

As a long time admirer of the columns of David Ignatius in the Washington Post, I was surprised and dismayed to read that he had advocated that President Joe Biden […]