Jeffery McNeil on the value of a merit-based system.

For decades D.C. statehood advocates have argued that Congress shouldn’t usurp D.C. residents’ power to self-govern. Yet Congress cleared a…

Jeffery McNeil writes a fictional short story about a “social justice warrior” meeting someone with opposing views.

Michael Warner shares his thoughts on the D.C. Mayoral election.

Jemel Fleming comments on violence during the past year

Jeffery McNeil examines the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jeff Taylor warns about the continued dangers of Donald Trump.

Jeffery McNeil on cancel culture.

Artist/Vendor Ayub Abdul shares opinions on why the community and police need to collaborate to help right social justice and meet local needs.

Artist/Vendor Jeffery McNeil provides views on Critical Race Theory.

Artist/Vendor Pierre Johnson offers some candid opinions on the state of the U.S. prison system.

Stephen Lilienthal provides commentary on how placing those who have diverse life experience in power can make positive change.

Rep. Oye I. Owolewa writes that the lessons learned from D.C.’s unequal treatment in receiving pandemic relief demonstrates the need for D.C. statehood is paramount.

Artist/Vendor Jeffery McNeil questions whether we’re asking the right questions in today’s political and news commentary.

Artist/Vendor Ayub Abdul discusses the violence in Palestine and the need to address it for a better future for all.

Angie Whitehurst shares her reaction to the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial for the murder of George Floyd.

Jeffery McNeil urges people to reevaluate cancel culture.

Photographer Joseph Young provides a photo essay capturing portraits of Trump supporters on the National Mall during the March to Save America rally on January 6, 2021.

The elites’ rigid obsession with diversity and multiculturalism, rather than competency, turns some things into a bureaucratic nightmare.

We have a monstrous evil in bigotry, perpetuated by the Republican Party. And while we may never fully defeat it, we can sure as hell drive the bastard back into a closet. But it’s going to take work, commitment, and vigilance.