Category: Washington Watch Archive

24% of registered voters say the country is headed in the right direction. 68% of registered voters say the country is on the wrong track. [Econ/YouGov 10/10/23] Continue reading “State of the Nation”

This review is for Perq Soleil, a Washington, DC-based airport meet & assist service which Debbie and I used for a recent trip from DC to Minneapolis. This thoughtful and unobtrusive service allowed us to enjoy our trip without all the niggly details of contemporary air travel. Continue reading “Perq Soleil: A Premium Meet & Assist Airport Concierge Service”

Is There Room for a Third Party? Yes. Continue reading “This and That”

The moon’s surface formed at least 40 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of an ancient crystal embedded in rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts. Continue reading “Odds and Ends”

President Biden’s job approval ratings. Continue reading “President Biden”

Republicans currently have a nine-seat majority (11/7/23), in the U.S House with two vacancies that will be filled later this year. The current narrow margin is quite rare. Since 1913, when the House reached its current complement of 435 seats, the majority party has had a cushion of fewer than nine seats only twice – 1917-19 and 1931-33. Continue reading “Congress”

The following people have indicated or been commonly named as someone thinking about or planning to run for president in 2024. This list is a result of the mining of a variety of lists published in the last few months. Continue reading “2024 Presidential Election”

Harvard’s Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, solo. Her research illuminated the structural differences that create pay and employment gaps between men and women. Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”