Ward 7 Candidate Agrees...

On the very day that a D.C. Council committee is debating legislation that would allow police to further crack down on prostitution affecting parts of Ward 7, a candidate for the ward’s seat on the council agreed to community service in the wake of a prostitution-related arrest...

Wizards Wave Wand, Coac...

The Washington Wizards have fired head coach Flip Saunders after two-and-a-half losing seasons. [ more › ] Read the original:  Wizards Wave Wand, Coach...

Why You Have to Care Ab...

Timothy Noah, New Republic I was surprised by how little coverage White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger got for his speech yesterday about income inequality (text, video). It was the second major White House speech on income inequality, the first of course being...

Go Home Already: Tilted...

In today’s Go Home Already, more Council parking foibles, chopping up the pavement for good, and some Q and Not U news you can use. [ more › ] Read the original here:  Go Home Already:...

Climategate 2.0: Will t...

Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones Read the rest here:  Climategate 2.0: Will the Media Do Its...

Gingrich’s Rise a...

Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the best-sellers "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" and "The Greedy Hand: Why Taxes Drive Americans Crazy."Whether...

Why Climategate Is a Ca...

Christopher Caldwell, FT Originally posted here: Why Climategate Is a Catastrophe for...

Will Demographic Shifts...

Dan Balz, Washington Post Go here to see the original: Will Demographic Shifts Save...

Another Council Perk: N...

After D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown’s temporary tags on his brand-new Prius were washed away by rain last week , he remedied the situation by getting himself some D.C. license plates. But not just any license plates! [ more › ] Read more here: Another Council Perk: Nice...

Spending, Deficits, Deb...

Jonathan Gurwitz, SAEN Originally posted here:  Spending, Deficits, Debt: When Does It All...