D.C.'s So-Called Reopen Plan Is a Suicide Pact for the Restaurant Industry
It's full of ill-conceived and contradictory guidance.
D.C.
Washington, D.C., May Permanently Legalize To-Go Cocktails
If there's a silver lining for the bars and restaurants that have been hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns, it's the widespread loosening of liquor laws.
The Reopen Debate Is a False Dichotomy
Staying inside forever and going back to normal today aren't the only choices.
Coronavirus Fears Mount in D.C. Jail After Quarantines
Lawyers, inmates' families, and correctional officers worry the jail is ill-prepared to handle an outbreak.
Has D.C. Found the Right Way To Do 'Free' Public Transit?
Councilmember Charles Allen has proposed giving every D.C. resident a $100 monthly subsidy for bus and train rides.
City Officials Want To Clamp Down on Dragon's Ascent, a Video Game That Pays Skillful Players
Mayor Muriel Bowser: "Immediate action is necessary to regulate these electronic devices before they infiltrate the city."
D.C.'s Cash-strapped Public Transit Agency Didn't Know It Had Hundreds of $400 Gold Pins Sitting in Storage
A recent Inspector General's report found the agency had serious problems tracking and managing its inventory.
D.C.'s Police Department Is Being Sued (Again) for Sexually Violating Someone During a Search
D.C. cops appear to have a thing for illegally probing butts.
Standing-Only Metro Escalators Are Central Planners' Dream, but Riders' Nightmare
The argument for getting rid of walking on metro station escalators demonstrates the flaws of central planning logic.
I Was in a Scooter Accident. I Still Don't Want to Ban Them.
What happened to me could have happened to a cyclist or pedestrian. Blame cars, not scooters.
'This Is a Culture War': Sex Work Decriminalization Bill in D.C. Draws 14 Hours of Passionate Public Testimony
From morning till past midnight, supporters and opponents of a bill to decriminalize prostitution offered starkly different visions of safety and rights.
The Movie Miss Virginia Powerfully Dramatizes the Urgent Need for School Choice
Virginia Walden Ford talks about her role in integrating schools in the 1960s and leading a movement to escape failing public schools four decades later.
Climate Strike Disrupts D.C. Commutes
More than 1,000 activists march to protest the state of the environment.
D.C. Metro Spent $500,000 Maintaining a Self-Cleaning Toilet That Hasn't Flushed Since 2017
A new report from Metro's Office of the Inspector General details the agency's waste when dealing with riders' waste.
Congress Is Worried About Chinese Plot to Use Buses, Rail Cars to Spy on Passengers
Both the House and the Senate want transit agencies to stop buying rolling stock from Chinese-owned companies.
Trump's Militarized Fourth of July Parade Makes America Less Great
We're getting a military parade because Donald Trump wants one. The arguments for leaving our tanks at their bases are far more numerous, significant, and powerful.
D.C.'s Metro Is A Mess. Today the FBI Raided the Home of a Transit Board Member in Corruption Probe
The FBI raided the house of D.C. City Councilman and Metro board member Jack Evans as part of a federal grand jury investigation.
D.C. Sex Workers Want Decriminalization—and City Council Members Agree
'We know what we want to do with our bodies, and we don't need government interference.'
The ACLU is Suing D.C. Police for Searching a Home Without a Warrant
The Metropolitan Police Department was in the middle of a legal battle with the family when the warrantless search was conducted.
It Took Good Samaritans 2 Hours and $150 To Paint a Crosswalk That D.C. Ignored for 6 Months
Yet another example of private citizens taking it upon themselves to do what the government is incapable of.
Does Legalization Boost Teen Marijuana Use?
The only safe conclusion is that it's too early to draw any conclusions.
How Not to Build a Jail
The D.C. jail has been a disaster for more than 100 years. Can a new jail avoid the mistakes of the past?
Republican Presidential Nomination
Fear, Feminism, and Freeing the Delegates: Inside a Last-Ditch #NeverTrump Fundraiser
Assembled over classical music and quinoa cups, a group of conservative allies aims to change the course of the presidential election. Or do they?
