Convention-al Wisdom...

Reid Wilson, National Journal By Reid Wilson Analysis of the national political environment.Now that Mitt Romney has sewn up the Republican nomination, he will turn his attention to picking a vice presidential running mate and building a foundation for a national campaign. Romney has it...

Death of a SalesmanR...

Lee Siegel, New York Times ARTHUR MILLER’s “Death of a Salesman,” now on Broadway in a Tony-nominated revival — and starring a heart-shattering Philip Seymour Hoffman as a Willy Loman for the ages — is the most devastating portrait of...

Why Obama Can’t B...

Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg The first weeks of the general election campaign have seen Republicans go after two of President Barack Obama’s strongest points: his personality and his national security credentials.On the first, Karl Rove’s group, American Crossroads, has...

If Artificial Inseminat...

After yesterday’s live-tweeted artificial insemination procedure, the world waits with eager anticipation to find out if Mei Xiang, the National Zoo’s female giant panda, was successfully impregnated. If not, it might be time to trade in. [ more › ] Read more from the...

This Is Happening: Nati...

Who says tweets aren’t news? Starting at 4 p.m., the National Zoo will be live-tweeting from an examination room as its scientists attempt to artificially inseminate the female giant panda Mei Xiang. [ more › ] Here is the original:  This Is Happening: National Zoo to...

No Extended Bar Hours a...

Want bars to stay open later? Want to buy liquor on Sundays? Neither of those ideas look like they’re going to happen, but you could get stuck paying more for each drink. [ more › ] See the original post here:  No Extended Bar Hours and No Sunday Liquor Sales, But D.C. Could...

National Park Service S...

After a four-month-long Occupy D.C. encampment turned large swaths of McPherson Square into unsightly and barren plots, the National Park Service has started renovating the park. [ more › ] Read the original here: National Park Service Starts Renovating McPherson...

Could Cities Turn State...

Reid Wilson, National Journal By Reid Wilson Analysis of the national political environment.In political vernacular, "urban" issues have long been code for policies of primary concern to minorities. In coming decades, that stereotype will start to look outdated as...

National Cathedral to R...

A tour of the 112 gargoyles and grotesques that grace the National Cathedral kicks off again this Saturday, the first such tours since last August’s earthquake damaged and closed off part of the iconic cathedral to visitors. [ more › ] More here: National Cathedral to Restart...

Judges Who Don’t ...

Even though they don’t allow Twitter in the courtroom, D.C.’s top judges will use the social-networking service to answer questions from the public next week. [ more › ] Continued here: Judges Who Don’t Allow Courtroom Tweets to Answer Twitter...