Washington DC
Can Trump improve the ‘terrible’ Dulles Airport?
Air Force One may not use commercial airports, but Donald Trump has nonetheless taken the initiative to plan a major…
Drama, debt and dysfunction at the DNC
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin stepped into his role in early 2025. He said last year it’s the “political…
The media will miss Trump when he’s gone
Hats off to President Trump! At the conclusion of his speech to the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump donned…
The Smithsonian hates America
In the extensive coverage of this year’s July 4 celebrations in Washington, DC, it was often mentioned that 850,000 fireworks…
Trump brings the thunder for America’s 250th birthday
Who ever let a spot of rain get in the way of a good time? Donald Trump’s July 4 festivities…
Will Janeese Lewis George be the Zohran Mamdani of DC?
Eight months after New York handed City Hall to a democratic socialist, Washington, DC appears ready to follow suit. Janeese…
Iran has got Trump where it wants him
Negotiations with Iran were going swimmingly, Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday. The US president suggested that an agreement could…
UFC Freedom 250 is straight from the ‘bread-and-circuses’ playbook
What can we expect from this weekend’s UFC event on the White House lawn? There is a more than good…
Can I read Trump’s mind?
Making time to prepare to host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has not been easy. Presently I’m flying back to…
Trump has given America back its heroes
This weekend, two statues were installed on the White House grounds. On the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office…
Trump’s State of the Union address was pure theater
Watching Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight, I thought of two homely things. One was something that a…
The deep state vs Nixon
Americans took a break from their partisan vituperation in February to mull over newly revealed testimony that Richard Nixon gave…
My theatrical Senate confirmation hearing
It’s a bit difficult to explain a Senate confirmation process to those who haven’t gone through it. It is, to…
A late Congolese ruler with a new following
At the exit of the National Museum in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a whiteboard…
My faux pas with Washington’s most eligible bachelorette
To the Queen Anne splendour of the British ambassador’s residence in Washington for Peter Mandelson’s welcome party as our man…
Right young things: meet the Trumpian twentysomethings taking over Washington
Washington, D.C. ‘What made you open a restaurant?’ I ask Bart Hutchins, the owner of Butterworth’s, a French-style bistro turned…
The curious life of a foreign minister’s wife
The Polish constitution delineates no role for the foreign minister’s wife. In fact, the foreign minister’s wife is not mentioned…
How will Trump leave office?
Send in the troops. The nation must restore order. The military stands ready. Aficionados of the New York Times may recall…
The trouble with alienating Middle America
You’ve got to admire the left. Granted, they own the internet, the media, the courts (apparently) and now the government,…
So much for cooler heads prevailing
There was a glimmer of hope amid the events at the US Capitol building on Wednesday. Could this be the…
MAGA arrives at the last level of the video game
I played my share of video games when I was a kid and there was nothing quite like getting to…
The honorable Mike Pence
Who would want to have been in Vice President Mike Pence’s shoes on Wednesday? In recent weeks, the more manic…
What’s happened to Trumpism?
Is this the death of mainstream Trumpism? Trump supporters left a peaceful rally near the White House on Wednesday afternoon…
Can the GOP win by losing Georgia?
Not long ago I attended a gathering of young White House and congressional Republican staffers. Conversation turned, as you might…
Rise of the swamp creatures
It started a few weeks before Election Day. With the polling data almost universally showing that Joe Biden would win…
