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Feeling punchy
Perhaps in discussions of Louis C.K.’s half-baked material that leaked online in the past week, some self-appointed guardian of the rules has reminded you of the new…
January 15, 2019
Magazine - Date Restricted
Name-calling
Putting to rest any question of whether Democrats were happy with Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi returning to her role as speaker of the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries proclaimed…
Magazine - Features
Judicial independence is more than just a game
The late, great Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked, “The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge.” The principle underlying this axiom is…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Hemp tries to get over the hump
Three years ago, an American Indian tribe in Wisconsin watched in horror as their “industrial hemp” crop was bulldozed after a federal agent swabbed a plant and…
Immigration
Trump’s 700-foot ice wall
Perhaps nowhere is the fundamental unseriousness of our time more apparent than the extent to which pop culture has permeated political discourse. Thanks to our septuagenarian president’s…
Education
Gone, baby, gone
American women have averaged fewer and fewer babies every year this decade, and the latest numbers show the biggest drop yet. The total fertility rate in 2017…
Business
Year of hacks prompts cyber collaboration, but shutdown forces pause
The hacks kept coming in 2018, with cyberattacks hitting brand names, marketers of consumer data, back-end systems, and more — all highlighting the need for tighter collaboration…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Never too old for storytime
A few months ago, I experienced one of my greatest moments of parenting satisfaction. I looked in the rearview mirror of my minivan and saw that all…
Infrastructure
New Congress looks at driverless cars
Safety advocates and consumer groups have vowed to work with lawmakers in the new Congress to modify a piece of legislation that could get more autonomous vehicles…