Editorial: An Ode to Joy on the Campaign Trail 

August 14, 2024

It’s amazing what a little hope can do — not to mention “ope,” as Tim Walz and his fellow Minnesotans would say. In just a few short weeks, the political […]

Opinion: Thank you, President Biden!

July 22, 2024

One could say a lot has happened in the last decade—er, 10 days (it sure seems like a decade of American history has passed in the last week!). Eight days […]

Opinion: Georgetown BID Letter to WMATA on Proposed Bus Route Changes 

July 17, 2024

RE: Georgetown Comments on the Proposed 2025 Better Bus Network Redesign To Board Chair Paul C. Smedberg and Members of the Board,  Georgetown is the region’s largest employment and commercial […]

Editorial: Scooter Rudeness, E-Bike Excess, Moped Madness 


  In the spring of 2021, Lime scooters and bikes were released in Washington, D.C.   D.C. was the first city to receive Lime scooters.   Spin launched its dockless e-bike system […]

Keep the Olympic Spirit Alive  


With so much uncertainty abroad and at home — whether it’s the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, the European elections or our own heated presidential contest — we are looking […]

Washington AI Network Hosts Meta’s Polina Zvyagina, Others

July 15, 2024

Tammy Haddad created the Washington AI Network to bring artificial intelligence innovators and policymakers together in person to facilitate exchanges that just wouldn’t happen online.  From the looks of it, it is […]

Opinion: Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump


Regardless of what your politics may be, Saturday’s events in Butler, Pennsylvania, were a dark day for our country. This time, the all-too-familiar mass shooting unfolded —an AR-15 style rifle, […]

Opinion: The Debate … Code Blue 

July 1, 2024

My takeaway from Thursday’s debate? Former President Donald Trump really doesn’t like immigrants. They are his personal bête noire, an animating force. The son—and husband—of immigrants, he is obsessed with […]

Opinion: The Debate, Mere Preview, or Premonition?

June 27, 2024

Remember how you felt when The Former Guy’s jet departed Washington airspace early on the day of President Biden’s inauguration? Putting aside the sore-loser disrespect to tradition, it was a […]

Opinion: We Owe It to Our Ancestors, the Juneteenth Federal Holiday  

June 12, 2024

Juneteenth is more than a historical milestone. It is a powerful reminder of the resilience and enduring spirit of African Americans. Celebrating Juneteenth acknowledges the painful history of slavery and […]