The conservative pundits are on to us. First David Brooks gets us on Ward 3 residents and their privileged, bleeding heart ways, and now George Will has exposed our until-now secret plan to secretly place an additional star on to the American flag. more ›

Many things seem more important in D.C. than they would be anywhere else. It's pretty difficult to impress somebody in most places by telling them you met the Undersecretary of such and such. Appearing on C-SPAN is more likely to be subject to quizzical looks rather than admiration in other towns. Most folks elsewhere wouldn't know they just saw George Will honking at pedestrians. And obviously, people talk about bills and laws and politics more... more ›

While thousands of District residents braved wind and rain on Monday to demand that Congress pass legislation granting the city a voting representative, one congressman went a step further and introduced legislation that would similarly give the District two senators. Well, kind of. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) -- yes, that Louie Gohmert -- calls for the retrocession of all District lands not containing a federal building or monument to Maryland. In... more ›