Magazine - Obituary
Obituary: Luis Alvarez
At last month’s congressional hearing on future funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, it was Jon Stewart who got the press attention. Stewart, onetime host…
July 9, 2019
Foreign Policy
Then and Now: Ending a war
There’s been a lot of chatter about war with Iran and the unlikely alliance between George Soros and the Koch brothers forming a new foreign policy think…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Trade deal hits summer doldrums
The Trump administration’s hopes for a summer ratification of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement are beginning to fade as it becomes increasingly likely that the trade deal will…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Fighting a losing battle with Mother Nature
You can’t fight Mother Nature. About three or four years ago, I stopped by Terry’s Body Shop in Purcellville, Virginia, to see if he’d weld the rusted…
Business
China trade war could hurt domestic oil drilling
One of the more unexpected effects of President Trump’s trade war with Beijing is that it might lead to rising prices for oil, not because tariffs are…
Beltway Confidential
It’s a brave new world, after all
In “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell excoriated clichés, writing that “there is a huge dump of worn-out metaphors which have lost all evocative power and…
Business
Winter sports industry feels tariff chill
Since Maile Spung’s father started Ute Mountaineer in 1977, the store has delivered on his goal of connecting customers with the outdoors by supplying gear to tourists…
Magazine - Life & Arts
A war of words
The title of Peter Martin’s new book, The Dictionary Wars, is not a stretch by any definition. This deeply researched volume about the heady days when “meter”…
Business
American Chemistry Council lobbyist’s parting warning for Trump
The chemical industry’s top lobbyist in Washington said his industry has the ill-fated honor of being one of two most affected by China’s retaliatory tariffs. “It’s agriculture…
Infrastructure
Airports struggle to improve terminal infrastructure
Airports are struggling to keep up with record-setting increases in air traffic, with new projects at major hubs aiming to bring outdated infrastructure up to speed. The…