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The Tsunami the Media Never Saw Coming Nov. 22, 2016
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that nobody in what passes for the mainstream media saw the t... Read More
If Trump Wins, Buy the Dip. If Clinton Wins, Sell the Rally Nov. 08, 2016
The wisdom on Wall Street is that Hillary Clinton is the safe choice. She's the certainty candidate ... Read More
Washington's War Against Your Air Conditioner Oct. 19, 2016
Between now and when they face their final judgment, Barack Obama and John Kerry will never be force... Read More
Dunbar High School After 100 Years Oct. 04, 2016
One hundred years ago, on October 2, 1916, a new public high school building for black youngsters wa... Read More
Notes From a Jumpy One-Horse Town on the Race Sep. 30, 2016
WASHINGTON — Whoa, Nellie! This one-horse town is as jumpy and jittery as I've ever seen it. E... Read More
What We Learn from Black History Sep. 28, 2016
As the doors swung open last week to the nation's new Museum of African American History and Culture... Read More
Waiting for a Beautiful New Bronze Museum to Lift Us Up Sep. 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — Here we were wishing for something good, to rise above the campaign fray. And the... Read More
Waking Up From Minimum Wage Fairy Tales Sep. 07, 2016
The minimum wage persists as a fixture in public policy discussions because the idea remains popular... Read More
Money Going to Washington Jun. 15, 2016
According to a New York Post article (May 22, 2016), in just two years, Hillary Clinton — form... Read More
The Tragic Deterioration of Washington's Great Society Subway Apr. 12, 2016
If you live any distance beyond the Capital Beltway you probably didn't notice, but an important par... Read More
A Political Heart to Heart: Hillary and Bernie Apr. 01, 2016
Washington — Under the cherry blossoms that hang on the bough, a woman and a man are taking a ... Read More
How the West Was Shunned in Primary Politics Mar. 17, 2016
There's a not-insignificant part of the United States known as the West Coast. It includes such prom... Read More
Obamacare's Tax-Time Torment Mar. 16, 2016
"Where is my 1095-A? This is what it must be like dealing with a government agency in a third world ... Read More
Breaking the Code of Independence: A Spinster's Rich Life Mar. 04, 2016
The tiny red country cottage in Georgetown, Washington's oldest and toniest neighborhood, belonged t... Read More
A Pother at Old Georgetown Feb. 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — I am certainly glad that The Washington Post reported on a controversy at Georget... Read More
Hurting the Poor Is No Way to Help Them Oct. 22, 2015
Combating bad ideas would be much easier if they were all backed by ill intent. More often than not,... Read More
People Make the Difference Oct. 01, 2015
Several recent events might lead average Americans to throw up their hands in regards to politics, a... Read More
Has Anybody Thanked John Boehner? Sep. 26, 2015
Has anybody bothered to thank House Speaker John Boehner for Pope Francis' even coming to the United... Read More
Pope Makes Opposites Attract for a Short Spell Sep. 25, 2015
WASHINGTON — The first day of fall, the last light of summer. The pope and the president. Chur... Read More
Pope Francis Goes to Washington Sep. 23, 2015
He is the only man in the world with this job title, but from the moment Pope Francis was hired, he ... Read More
