June 2026

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Shutting Down the Streetcars Now Makes No Sense

I fondly remember riding Washington’s streetcars with my mother, especially as they rolled past the Wonder Bread plant. Like many longtime Washingtonians, I welcomed the idea of bringing streetcars back to the District. What returned, however, was not a citywide transit network, but a disconnected three-mile line that never lived up to its promise. Yet

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Book Review: Take Me to Your Leader, Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter

Take Me to Your Leader, Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a witty, playful, mind-bending, and challenging combination of science, physics, history, sociology, psychology, and all the other ‘ologies combined. This world-renowned astrophysicist challenges everything from creation, UFOs, and religion to basic common sense deftly and with humor. It starts

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DC Leadership Exodus: Coincidence or Foreboding?

I’ve never been a believer in coincidence. So when a mayor, a police chief, a congressional delegate and multiple council members all announce departures within a span of roughly 60 days, I start asking questions. I become suspicious. My mind immediately asks, “What do they know that we don’t’? Is this mere happenstance or a

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