The U.S. Senate had the opportunity tonight to give 1,700 low-income children in the District of Columbia the chance for a better education. Instead, voting mostly along party lines, 58 senators sided with liberal special interests to defeat an amendment saving the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Progr...

http://newamericanteaparty.com/ Some talking points: 1. This is a non-partisan event — in fact, it’s critical of both parties — large-scale government interventions into the free market were kicked off under Bush, and Obama’s doing no better. 2. The American taxpayer is better at spending hi...

     Obama should act quickly to give District of Columbia residents a voting representative in Congress.     Since taking office, President Obama has expressed an unusual interest in the District of Columbia - sometimes a critical interest, as when he ragged ...

University of the District of Columbia leaders approved major changes to the school's academic structure yesterday, creating a community college campus for two-year students and raising admission standards and tuition for students working toward a four-year degree....

University of the District of Columbia leaders approved major changes to the school's academic structure yesterday, creating a community college campus for two-year students and raising admission standards and tuition for students working toward a four-year degree....

chicken salad (cheddar) melt with fries, $5.99 2453 18th Street, Adams Morgan Yelp.com is just kicking butt! It led me to The Diner (2453 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202- 232-8800) last night for dinner. The Diner is apparently a Washington, D.C. institution: a 24-hour restaurant with excellen...

soft-scrambled eggs, applewood-smoked bacon,sauteed breakfast potatoes, $10. MadProfessah is in Washington, D.C. for the 2009 Joint Math Meetings and decided to have brunch at Cashion's Eat Place (1819 Columbia Rd NW, Washington DC 20009; 202-797-1819) on the basis of several posititve recommendatio...

“Blood for blood. It has to stop sometime.” – Gaius Baltar Although I am Jewish, I tend to shy away from discussing political issues regarding Israel, because I don’t trust myself to look at any situation therein with any semblance of objectivity. I remember getting hoodwinke...

W hen the D.C. Council picks a company Tuesday to operate the city's lottery, it will try to determine the best way to spend many millions of taxpayer dollars, provide a trustworthy gambling experience for players and bring the lottery's technology into the digital age....

MadProfessah is in the District of Columbia for an LGBT Bloggers Summit and was able to attend two plenary sessions of the Victory Fund's International Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference which amusingly enough is at the Mayflower Hotel where, as Kate Clinton put it "New York lost a Governor." The...