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Mostly politics. With a side of personal. Always profound, pushing boundaries and perhaps problematic.

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    the road to 500 (opens the original)

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    Nominations for the 2027 Washingtonian 500, the annual list of the most influential people shaping federal policy from outside government are now O P E N . <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1544233421-562cee4affb9?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxjb21lJTIwb24lMjBpbiUyMGRvb3JzJTI3cyUyM

  2. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Misery-maxxing (opens the original)

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    “Well, you will be bopping perhaps,” said Martine, showing already a mind of her own, but with the same patient expression, which registered with Nick, as he went down the stairs, as decidedly adult. It must be the face of a steady happiness, a calm possession, that he couldn’t imagine, or even exactly hope for.”— Alan Hollinghurst in The Line of Beauty (2004)Suze Orman rises at 5 a.m. every day, including weekends, even if she’s somehow up at 2 a.m. the night before. The hecto

  3. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    Inner demons, better angels (opens the original)

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    In my head I drafted a series of heat-seeking missives. Harsh barbs meant to inflict. Read more

  4. Issue · Aug 15, 2026

    Italia, Interrupted 🇮🇹 (opens the original)

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    1.My back-of-the-envelope math estimates I chose the incorrect route on a circle at least a third of the time during my five days driving Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Rotatorias have been around for a century in Europe, based on the logical premise that forcing vehicles to reduce speeds around curves mitigates the worst crashes. Even my Jersey experience navigating roundabouts growing up did not prepare me for this number of twists. Waze’s confounding purple line had me hot wheeling…expletives. 2.</

  5. Issue · Jul 30, 2026

    Drink your liquor. Eat your ice cream. (opens the original)

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    Zeke, the third most recognizable Emanuel - after Rahm and Ari - has written a book that simultaneously manages to mock the modern “wellness” craze while surreptitiously capitalizing on it. In a spry 193 pages, Eat Your Ice Cream outlines six simple rules to health and longevity. Unfortunately for the reader, Emanuel’s thesis — that the highest-impact solutions to well-being are the simplest — makes for largely predictable ho-hum page-turning. Don’t smoke. Quit the vape. Limit your alcohol intak

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