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New Speed Limit Turns DC Into Giant School Zone

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 29, 2020 37 Comments

Cash-starved DC has come up with another boneheaded revenue scheme -- set the city speed limit to 20 miles per hour. Which is practically cruising speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmrfiDbQvbk

Trump v. The Squad – Who’s Winning? (Reader Poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2019 172 Comments

I was in D.C. speaking at the DOJ Summit on Combatting Anti-Semitism when the latest outrage news cycle took place ... in D.C. But I hardly knew it, I had other things on my mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2E4oHoSRXo

July 4th “Salute to America” Will Feature Tanks, Fighter Jets, and Fireworks

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 03, 2019 33 Comments

President Donald Trump is certainly shaking things up in Washington, DC, on all levels, including its annual Independence Day celebration. Before Trump, the festivities consisted mainly of music and fireworks. After Trump, the "Salute to America" will include tanks, fighter jets..and an extravaganza of fireworks.

Annoyed Howard University Students Claim Local DC Residents Using Campus as a Dog Park

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 21, 2019 3 Comments

"you feel so entitled that you’re just going to walk your dog there?"...

Washington D.C. Now Has an ‘Inspector’ to Enforce the Ban on Plastic Straws

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2019 29 Comments

The Department of Energy and Environment in Washington, DC, now has someone to enforce the ban on plastic straws. Will you sleep better tonight knowing this scourge upon society is being dealt with properly?

D.C. Conservative Radio Station WMAL Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 25, 2018 3 Comments

Washington, DC, radio station WMAL evacuated the building after it received a suspicious package. In case you don't know, this station airs radio shows hosted by conservative people like Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and Larry O'Connor.

Federal Worker Pay About to Rival Compensation of Senators

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2017 22 Comments

Working for the government has become very lucrative. In fact, some federal workers are inching very close to the same pay enjoyed by United States senators. Is this the way it was supposed to be?