Category: Washington Watch Archive

* Any statements in this issue of the Watch which are not sourced are mine and identified by “WW”. Continue reading “State of the Nation”

In the modern consumer economy, “shrinkflation” is a description of what happens when products or packaging are subtly manipulated so that a person pays the same price or even slightly more for something but gets less of it. Continue reading “This and That”

Between 365 million and nearly 1 billion birds are killed in collisions with buildings every year. [Axios What’s Next 10/24/22]. Continue reading “Odds and Ends”

President Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. He still has not addressed the question of whether he will run for re-election in 2024. If he were to run, win and survive the term, he would be 86 years old. Continue reading “President Biden”

Across the country, Democrats spent more money on ads that used the word “police” during October than Republicans did, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact. [NYT 11/5/22] Continue reading “2022”

Approval of the Congress is up roughly 1.6 points from where it was a year ago and disapproval is down 5.8 points. Continue reading “Congress”

The 2024 Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which was also the site of the 2000 Democratic National Convention. Continue reading “2024”

At least 12 women will serve as governor in 2023, a new record. The previous record was nine set in 2004. Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”