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.
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 ...
Read More April 4, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: The morning of what President Trump referred to as “Liberation Day,” I found myself sitting at a conference room table ...
Read More March 28, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens wrote that “Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun ...
Read More March 21, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: My first “real” job was at a company that stood just a block away from where SCOA’s Washington office sits ...
Read More March 14, 2025
By James D. Winslow
Thought of the Week: Last year, during the Christmas holiday, I purchased each member of my immediate family one of those Page-a-Day Calendars that ...
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