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 […]

Opinion: Sen. Sessions Facing Unwarranted Attacks
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Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general deserves a thorough and respectful hearing, says this writer.

All About Politics: Observations on the District Council Swearing-In
• January 5, 2017

Worth noting: Vincent Gray, former D.C. mayor, returned to his first elected position, Council member from Ward 7.

All About Politics: Observations on the District Council Swearing-in — and the Convention Center
• December 29, 2016

I just came from the District of Columbia Council’s formal swearing-in. By law, all newly elected Council Members must be sworn in by noon, Jan. 2. Even though it was […]