Trump and White House Staff Heralded at CPAC
• February 27, 2017

What to do with their newly gained power and the role of education, particularly on liberal campuses, were among the topics for conservatives at their annual gathering. President Trump will speak there tomorrow.

Trump Change
• February 22, 2017

***“There are a lot of really, really rich people coming to Washington, which will bring a new confluence of money and power,” longtime Washington Post writer Sally Quinn told The […]

On MLK Day, Tweets Notwithstanding, ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’
• January 16, 2017

History is always with us, especially on a historic day, in the middle of historic times. We—the nation of all of us—are celebrating again the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther […]

Bowser Prepares for Inauguration
• January 12, 2017

In an “all-hands-on-deck” strategy, Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling up 5,000 members of the D.C. National Guard — along with some 3,000 police from other jurisdictions — to provide additional […]

The Path to the White House
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Donald Trump has been making a splash in Washington, D.C., for years. Sometimes a yuuge splash. News to you? Try this on for size. In the fall of 1998, Trump […]

Streetcars? Consider Autonomous Vehicles
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I recently read “A Streetcar Named Impossible” [The Georgetowner, Dec. 21, 2016] and have written a piece to complement it regarding autonomy. The streetcar project is one which pulls at […]

José Undecided
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An item that ran [“Overheard at Lunch,” The Georgetowner, Dec. 21, 2016] falsely identified the new location of José Andrés’ America Eats Tavern as Paolo’s. We’ve included a statement below and […]

BARACK OBAMA
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Ever since the startling upset election of Donald Trump, and perhaps even before that, President Barack Obama has seemed like a changed man, very different from the cool-customer persona he […]

Trump, Our 45th President — Believe It or Not
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Donald Trump will be, on Jan. 20, the 45th President of the United States of America. I finally wrote it. This is a very painful sentence to write. Registered Democrats, […]

2017 Resolutions and Predictions
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority should retool under its new leadership and ensure that bus and subway riders … won’t be killed in accidents or by assailants, can count on […]