Posts Tagged ‘DC’
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Two Iconic Women
Posted on July 15, 2015
Two iconic women almost crossed paths in the Nation’s Capital yesterday. One represents the future. The other represents the past. One wouldn’t be caught dead in a pantsuit. The other...
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Murder in Northwest DC
Posted on May 22, 2015
In Hollywood, it seems like it is always Bulgarian mafia thugs who take a family hostage and demand a ransom. Of course, in Hollywood, those bad guys are messing with...
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The Legacy of 1877
Posted on November 26, 2014
I am reading a book entitled 1877, America’s Year of Living Violently by Michael A. Bellesiles. It’s a book about, you guessed it, 1877. You think we have problems today? ...
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The Limits of Direct Democracy
Posted on November 6, 2014
I couldn’t do it. Despite talking a big game about being for pot legalization, when I had the chance to vote for the policy, I voted no. It didn’t matter. ...
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Innocence Lost
Posted on October 23, 2014
Like foreshadowing in a dark novel, three years before the attacks on September 11, 2001, a lone gunman walked into the document door of the United States Capitol, pulled out...
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