A local raconteur once wickedly observed that every time a foreign government collapses 10 new restaurants open in Bethesda. The Marylander with the mirthful…
When President Barack Obama wore a tan suit in the summer of 2014, he was scowled at for days as the greatest wardrobe malfunction…
Legal defense funds are private donations for public purchase. They are a form of autobiography that says what the principal(s) does and how much…
To vax, or not to vax. To mask, or not to mask. To even entertain such questions this late in the death spiral is…
The tobacco industry may thank you for smoking pot. It could lead to a craving for traditional cigarettes. Nobody but the most moralistic prude…
Redistricting is legalized bodysnatching. Both parties acknowledge it. And both parties do it. Democrats redistrict by jiggering the district maps. Republicans attempt it by…
The road to the White House is not paved with toll lanes or public-private partnerships. In fact, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan’s (R) transportation and…
Journalism — that irreverent, nettlesome profession that delivers the news every day — has an identity crisis. The problem with the job description these…
The Roman Catholic Church is the world’s largest precinct organization. Civilization’s oldest Christian religion has 1.33 billion constituents scattered around the globe. They are…
In 2002, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, then lieutenant governor, was the billboard name in a two-person Democratic primary election for governor. An unknown Montgomery County…