17 Years Since the Day the World Changed
• September 10, 2018

When was the last time people talked about that bright, clear-blue day that fell apart around 9 a.m. and spiraled into a national day of catastrophe, death, chaos and heroics?     

Sen. John McCain, Gone Too Soon at 81
• August 27, 2018

McCain had qualities that might have inspired us moving forward: humor, the experience of suffering, a heroic nature, principles and honor, a natural optimism about American virtues and the nation’s future.

Editorial: The Press Is Not the ‘Enemy of the People’
• August 16, 2018

The Georgetowner stands with the Boston Globe and other media outlets in support of the First Amendment, which includes freedom of the press, one of America’s most critical freedoms. 

Small, Energetic ‘Unite the Right’ Rally Ends Early
• August 13, 2018

When the group made it into Lafayette Square, protesters continued to shout loudly, though they were kept far away, physically, from rally participants. At 5:15, Jason Kessler and his group left.

‘Mr. Brexit’ Speaks at GW
• July 24, 2018

Former United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage was at George Washington University on July 23, encouraging young conservatives to be “happy warriors.”

A Hefty Thriller from Patterson and Clinton
• July 23, 2018

“The President Is Missing” is a work of fiction, but just seeing the words Bill Clinton and president on the same book cover can give readers of a progressive bent a little frisson of nostalgia, while keeping Trump followers from taking a look.

Fonda: ‘Initiative 77 Cuts Sexual Abuse in Half’
• July 16, 2018

Actress and activist Jane Fonda came to the steps of the Wilson Building on July 13 to “stand with working women” and to speak in support of the “One Fair Wage DC” proposal that voters passed in the June 19 primary election.

South Africa and the World Mark Mandela Centenary
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July 18 is the centenary of Nelson Mandela, who, after 27 years of imprisonment, led his African National Congress to a world-changing victory in 1994.

Plastic Straws Could Be Out the Door
• July 2, 2018

A 2017 documentary titled “Straws” is drawing as much attention to plastic straws as Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” did to climate change. However, no group of skeptics about the dangers of plastic straws has appeared (as yet).

5 Killed at Annapolis Newspaper: Hitting Home
• June 29, 2018

This one hurts. This one really hurts. We have almost — almost but not quite — become inured to the instances of mass shootings in our American lives: the killings […]