Big changes are in the cards for the D.C. Circulator — that’s not news. But how much will those changes cost riders? Ah, therein lies the rub. According to reports in the Examiner and Greater Greater Washington, the District Department of Transportation is considering raising fares on the red buses to $1.50 for SmarTrip users and $2 for those paying cash. It would be the first fare increase for the Circulator since the service was initiated six years ago.

From a parts of speech perspective, one doesn’t normally “explore Jewish.” You explore Judaism. You can explore Jewish activities. But as a word, “Jewish” is an adjective (she is Jewish / a Jewish wedding). Using the word otherwise—as a noun—is what many Israelis I know do. “Moses led the Jewish out of Egypt.” Coming from them, it sounds sort of cute. For Americans, it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. It’s like saying you’re…