March 26, 2019
Magazine - Life & Arts
Poker’s big fold
A little over nine years ago, on Feb. 5, 2010, I played an online poker tournament from my couch, deep into the night, ultimately winning about 4…
Magazine - Life & Arts
We f–king get it, OK?
Can we please stop the f–king cursing? I had sworn I wouldn’t step foot in an Amazon bookstore. First the Bezos biz drives just about every brick-and-mortar…
Magazine - Features
Why we don’t have the leaders we want
I always thought people liked me. I make friends easily and am at about the 99th percentile in extroversion. But when I first moved to the American…
Beltway Confidential
No one cares, J.K. Rowling
More than a decade after the publication of the final Harry Potter novel, and nearly eight years after the final film, J.K. Rowling insists on continuing to…
Magazine - Features
American Hangover
The politics of Congress is increasingly one of chaos. Democrats won the House of Representatives in 2018 on a pledge to hold President Trump accountable and promote…
Beltway Confidential
Making an image we all can refuse
The Godfather turned 50 this month. And two recent deaths have provoked debate about how the American Mafia has changed since the release of Mario Puzo’s wildly…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Gaucho ‘cast and blast’
Thinking back, I still can’t believe I almost shrugged it off. It was back in April when one of my outdoors buddies sent an email: “My wife…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
McConnell forces 2020 Democrats to vote on party’s socialist policies
Senate Democrats running for president on increasingly progressive – even socialist – agendas have been telling voters they back the Green New Deal, pushing for a transition…
Magazine - Business
GM plant closure sparks 2020 campaign preview
Dave Green describes the effect of General Motors idling its Lordstown, Ohio, factory largely in personal terms. The site employed 14,000 workers in the late 1980s, recalled…