Decline of American Exc...

Charles Blow, New York Times Is America exceptional among nations? Are we, as a country and a people and a culture, set apart and better than others? Are we, indeed, the “shining city upon a hill” that Ronald Reagan described? Are we “chosen by God and...

America in the Asian Ce...

Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate More:  America in the Asian...

President Is Right to B...

Frank Bruni, New York Times If we truly believe ourselves to be exceptional, a model for all the world and an example for all of history, then why would we practice torture? Frank Bruni That's what waterboarding is, and that's why President Obama banned it "”...

Obama’s Self-Imag...

Rich Lowry, New York Post President Obama was wrong to say at the Asia-Pacific economic summit that America has gotten "lazy" in the past few decades at attracting foreign investment.What he should have said, in the light of his administration's handling of the...

It’s Recall Time ...

Andy Kroll, Mother Jones Read the original:  It’s Recall Time for Wisconsin Gov....

Support Our Troops with...

If you plan on eating out this Veterans Day weekend, make sure Heinz Ketchup is your condiment of choice. WTOP reports that Heinz is collaborating with the Wounded Warriors Project and the USO to make it easy to donate and thank America’s troops. [ more › ] See more...

An Apple Store To CityC...

It appears as if we were not the only ones who were intrigued by the little piece of retail rumor mongering in Steven Pearlstein’s weekend column about the currently-under-construction CityCenterDC , in which “Apple, reportedly, is considering a flagship store for the...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Transit of the Future: Frozen Tropics notes DDOT’s press release stating that the  H Street/Benning Road streetcar line will be operating in 2013. But commenters on the blog...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Adams Morgan Hotel is to Global Capitalism…: As is wont to happen on the Adams Morgan email list, a conversation about the forthcoming conversion of the First Church of Christ...

ACLU, Others Ask Court ...

  The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union told a D.C. Superior Court judge last night that Dan Snyder ‘s lawsuit against Washington City Paper and staff writer Dave McKenna is a nuisance that must be thrown out because it violates a new law that keeps powerful...