another angle on the tommy wells demotion
A quick thought about the whole, ill-advised shakeup within the DC Council that found Tommy Wells suddenly on the outs…
things i used to love
A post on NPR’s All Songs Considered blog has me thinking about things I used to love (or, at the…
why dc doesn’t need udc
On today’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, Tom Sherwood called the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) a “backwater school.” This…
can we just send the committee of 100 out to sea?
Seriously, that the Committee of 100 has influence on DC politics is frightening. They wield power over old-school DC politicians…
“Socialist!”
That’s what was yelled at me as I sat at a traffic light near Union Station last Friday. I’d just…
getting diabolical (and other thoughts)
Must be the heart of cycling season, because the insanity is stepping up a notch. This weekend I’m taking on…
austerity 101 for dc politicians and voters
Let’s make this really simple: The District of Columbia is in a financial mess. We’re spending like mad, yet not…
leaving a better world for the future
Reading stories like this one about how a growing number of U.S. citizens question man’s role in global climate change…
sick to my stomach
That a basic, seemingly inherent human and civil right – the right to equality under law – can be put…
standing up with the courageous and the crazy
Last night I decided to take part in DC politics for the first time in a while. The subject matter?…