Politics

Thought of the Week: What Happens When Everything is Labeled a Crisis? “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” Rahm Emanuel uttered these famous lines shortly after Barack Obama had been elected […]

Thought of the Week: What does a lobbyist actually do? It’s a question I hear quite often, even living in Washington, D.C., which is home to more than 12,000 active lobbyists. In fact, the lobbying industry is arguably the U.S. government’s oldest profession and is protected by the First Amendment. While the term “lobbyist” dates

Thought of the Week: This Saturday will mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States. It strikes me that although I’ll never forget exactly where I was when I first heard the news that an American Airlines jetliner had hit the World Trade Center, it is likely that there are

Thought of the Week: Last weekend I did the unthinkable. Late in a golf match, with my partner out of the hole, having hit his tee shot out of bounds, and my competitors both safely on the green with birdie putts, I hit an easy approach shot into a greenside bunker, short-siding myself, and making

Thought of the Week: One of the most famous quotations falsely attributed to Winston Churchill is, “If you’re not a liberal at 25, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative at 35, you have no brain.” Whether the saying is actually Edmund Burke, John Adams, or some other statesman may never be known,

Thought of the Week: The entire month of August is supposed to be down time in Washington. It’s the time of year when Congress goes on recess; Senators and Representatives head home to meet constituents; congressional staffers drive east to the Delaware and Maryland beaches; and those who live and work around official Washington can

Thought of the Week: The conventional wisdom in Washington had long been that a bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) would eventually pass the Senate along with the White House’s budget resolution. So, it was no real surprise when 19 Republicans joined Democrats in passing the Biden administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, and the budget resolution passed

Thought of the Week: Bark Social is a new concept in my neighborhood. In one sense it’s a typical outdoor dog park where Frenchies, Doodles, and Labs chase each other freely off leash. In another, it’s a brew pub with 21 taps of local craft beers, seltzer bar, and food service. Owners can sit at

Thought of the Week: Even though hometown hero Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the first ever women’s 1500 meter freestyle swimming event was big news for those of us from Bethesda, MD, there is no doubt that the largest Olympic headlines this week were reserved for Simone Biles’ shocking exit from the gymnastics competition. The

Thought of the Week: During a CNN Town Hall last week, President Biden said that his multi-trillion dollar infrastructure packages would, in fact, reduce inflation. In response to a question about whether pumping additional cash into an already flush economy would exacerbate price increases, the president replied, “No, no…” While former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin