Cooper, Percy and Case: When the Party Was Grand
• July 21, 2016

The Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland July 18, just a few days from now. Rather than talk about presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, I want to use this space […]

In Dallas, Mourner-in-Chief Obama Calls for an ‘Open Heart’
• July 13, 2016

It’s not easy walking a tightrope. Just ask a Wallenda, carrying a long pole for balance, walking over a chasm across city blocks. Or ask President Barack Obama, walking a […]

Cooper, Percy and Case: When the Party Was Grand
•

The Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland July 18, just a few days from now. Rather than talk about presumptive …

In Dallas, Mourner-in-Chief Obama Calls for an ‘Open Heart’
•

It’s not easy walking a tightrope.

Just ask a Wallenda, carrying a long pole for balance, walking over a …

Shots Ring Out in Dallas: Sad News for America
• July 8, 2016

Last night, we went to sleep in the dark of night after the television shut down at one in the morning, stilling the voices of the CNN reporters and anchors […]

Shots Ring Out in Dallas: Sad News for America
•

Last night, we went to sleep in the dark of night after the television shut down at one in the …

What’s in a Name? Washingtonians Seem Underwhelmed by ‘New Columbia’
• July 7, 2016

Anacostia? Barryland? Suggest your own name for D.C., if it ever became a state, on The Georgetowner’s Twitter account.

Elie Wiesel (1928 to 2016): He Who Forced the World to Remember        
• July 5, 2016

Over his long life of 87 years, the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who died July 2, wrote more than 60 volumes of books—essays, novels, philosophical tomes, histories and reportage. He […]

Elie Wiesel (1928 to 2016): He Who Forced the World to Remember
•

Over his long life of 87 years, the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who died July 2, wrote more than 60 …

Summer’s Biggest Vote Is Here: Brexit or BritIN?
• July 1, 2016

The Georgetowner’s U.K. correspondent, a Georgetown University student, reports from London about this week’s referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union.