Magazine - Features
Biden and the Left
National parties are, by their nature, fractious coalitions of competing ideologies and interest groups. Yet even by normal standards, the coalition that makes up the Democratic Party…
September 15, 2020
Magazine - Obituary
Lou Brock, 1939-2020
Lou Brock, all of 18 years old, had arrived at the critical moment of what already had been a difficult life. Born to poor sharecroppers who put…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Amid coronavirus, Army Basic Combat Training shows better results for Gen Z recruits
FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA — At Victory Tower at Fort Jackson on a recent steamy South Carolina morning, some 260 Echo Company recruits gathered for only the…
Magazine - Your Land
Revving up for Trump
There’s something about President Trump that appeals to people who also enjoy small-motor-based recreation — bikers and boaters in particular. While visiting family over Labor Day weekend…
Beltway Confidential
The unbelievable lightness of being Trump
People say things are “unbelievable” more often to express amazed admiration than to convey genuine incredulity. President Trump does it all the time, as when he said,…
Economy
The end of fun
No one should be surprised that the pandemic sucked the fun out of much of American life these past few months, and how much of it will…
Infrastructure
If Biden wins, climate change will top the agenda in the next Congress
House Democrats plan to advance climate change legislation in the next Congress quickly if Joe Biden wins the White House in November. A Democrat in the White…
Energy and Environment
GOP fears Alaska gold mine politics could stymie support for other projects
Politics threatening to derail approval of a large gold and copper mine in Alaska have Republican lawmakers worried that other mining projects around the country could face…
Magazine - Your Land
They can’t move the Washington Monument
Don’t call it “cancel culture.” It’s “disqualifying” culture. In the name of battling racism, a committee reporting to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser recommended that the city…
Magazine - Features
Haunted by Hillary
Those who are active on political Twitter have become accustomed to seeing the phrase “But her emails!” pop up on their screens for nearly four years. The…