Washington Insight
This blog features insights into the people, policy and politics that make the nation’s capital tick. You’ll read the Washington office’s take on current events in the U.S. political sphere that impact the economy, SCOA’s business sectors and our relationships with American lawmakers.
July 11, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: Questions come in all shapes and forms. Close-ended questions can be answered yes-no or true-false; open-ended questions call for the ...
Read More July 3, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: In March 1992, then presidential candidate Bill Clinton famously told an activist who was heckling him at a rally, “I ...
Read More June 20, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Pictured above: The proper method for exchanging business cards in Japanese culture Thought of the Week: When I first joined SCOA years ago, there ...
Read More June 13, 2025
By James D. Winslow
pictured above: Winslow (far left) Lobbying U.S. Congressional Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) (center) Thought of the Week: This week, D.C. felt like D.C. ...
Read More June 6, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: I live in Maryland’s 8th congressional district; my condo sits less than 12 miles from the White House, and the ...
Read More May 30, 2025
By Stephen Pitalo
Thought of the Week: Memorial Day is a time for deep reflection. My father was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Congress recognizes ...
Read More May 23, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: What do Ted Williams, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky all have in common? That they were the greatest players of ...
Read More May 9, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: My wife and I just returned from a vacation to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). There we sailed the islands ...
Read More April 25, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) and Title Page of What is Seen and What is Not Seen (July 1850) There is the ...
Read More April 11, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: It’s spring break in Washington. Climb Capitol Hill, ride the Metro, or visit the National Mall, and you’re bound to ...
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