Impeachment Coverage: A Screen Split Like the Nation
• December 19, 2019

At the very time when Democrats and Republicans were loudly debating and preparing to vote on two articles of impeachment, Trump was speaking at a rally in the electorally critical state of Michigan.

Life at the Climax of a Decade
• December 18, 2019

The almost light speed by which we receive the news of events and change is one of the key themes of the decade soon to come to an end.

Big Bird, But Not Spinney, at Kennedy Center Honors
• December 9, 2019

Millions of fans had earlier in the day learned of the death of Caroll Spinney, the gentle puppeteer of two world-famous Muppets: Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

Jack Evans Saga Plays Alongside the Trump Show
• December 5, 2019

That old saying and song — “All politics is local” — continued to play in Washington this week,  as the story of the political fate of the longest-serving D.C. Council […]

At Arena: Ken Ludwig’s Parents-to-Be Correspond
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In “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” the budding young couple communicates by letter onstage — she, writing from a Brooklyn boarding house; he, writing about his life in the Army, stationed first in Oregon.

Council Recommends Expulsion of Jack Evans
• December 4, 2019

The Council of the District of Columbia met Dec. 3 and recommended the expulsion of its Ward 2 member Jack Evans because of ethics violations. All 12 members voted to […]

Giving Thanks for the Small Moments
• November 27, 2019

Maybe, instead of tabulating what we have, we should catch up on the unexpected times that came upon us, full of shock and surprise, of the ambushes of daily life made unforgettable.          

At Thankgiving, All Is Quiet on the Evans Front
• November 25, 2019

Another Council meeting with Evans is scheduled for December. Meantime, a majority of the Council has proposed that Evans resign, but the Council has not so far moved or indicated that it might oust him.

A Young Pianist Plays Chopin at Afghan Embassy
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On Nov. 22, Elham Fanoos came as a bearer of gifts, not just musical, but the story of his own history, which has considerable weight and twists and turns.

The Workings of Government in Our Own Backyard
• November 21, 2019

We are experiencing one of those times when there’s an exposure of some of the more dramatic and historical workings of the process.