By • Oct 16,2008

Missing something?

I love how the Washington Post reports a 5.8% increase in Social Security benefits with no mention — not a one, in the whole article — about how much it’ll...

By • Oct 16,2008

God I hate bikers/pedestrians

From DCist: And just last night, a driver on 14th Street near the Columbia Heights Metro station swerved toward me, nearly clipping my toes, when I stepped out on foot...

By • Oct 16,2008

Burying the lede

Also, does anyone else have the sense that the Post is burying the lede here? Every day we hear another story about the federal government spending another several billion dollars....

By • Oct 15,2008

The Apocalypse

A co-worker said to me a few weeks back, “If it’s close, it’ll be McCain. If it’s not, it’ll be Obama.” It’s sure starting to look like he was very...

By • Oct 15,2008

Why do we register voters?

In a previous post, Dan asked why it’s important to fight fraudulent voter registration. To answer that question, I think it’s important to first look at why it’s important to...