Profs & Pints DC: Putin’s Endgame
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Putin’s Endgame,” a look at the Russian president’s long-term foreign policy objectives, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, fellow at the German […]
‘Sex on the Beach’ Cocktail
The summer of 2022 has been a flashback to the heydays of the 1980s. Tom Cruise has topped the box office as Maverick, the titular character in the “Top Gun” […]
Ukrainian Georgetowner Appeals for Help, Understanding
The Georgetowner recently received this letter from a Ukrainian and longtime Georgetown resident Alla Rogers appealing for help in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: By Alla Rogers How can […]
Ukraine’s Profile in Courage
The situation in Ukraine is your classic David-and-Goliath story and, at this moment, it looks as though David may be winning. Or at least holding his own. Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]
Margaret Brennan of ‘Face the Nation’ Discusses Ukraine at Q&A Café
Mary Bird • February 24, 2022
Margaret Brennan, moderator of “Face the Nation,” at CBS News, drew a capacity crowd to Carol Joynt’s Q&A Café Feb 22 at the George Town Club. A producer at “Face […]
Ukraine vs. Russia: Key Historical Dimensions
Signs of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine have dominated news headlines in recent days. The deployment of close to 100,000 Russian troops into neighboring Belarus and along Ukraine’s borders combined […]
Actor of Many Parts: Joseph Carlson in ‘Kleptocracy’
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.” Those lines […]
Town Topics Dec. 6, 2017
Compromise Urged on Parking Proposal Though it started off on an ominous note, the much-touted community discussion of a proposal to reserve one side of every street in Georgetown for […]
The Age of Trump: Right Here, Right Now
Historians like to sum up their sphere of interest in terms of ages as in “the Age of Napoleon” or “the Age of Revolution” or “The Age of Roosevelt.” Will […]