Editor’s Note: Whatever you think of the new and old administrations, one has to observe that the new one doesn’t mind working. The lights are on in the West Wing early, and the meetings are going all day, with periodic breaks to sign Executive Orders. What an interesting next four years this is going to […]

Editor’s Note: We are off to an interesting week in Your Nation’s Capital. I am going to have to make a trip to the Commissary to stock up on popcorn. My favorite moment in the flurry of “They lie!” moments on the daily news cycle was the entertaining image of the distinguished Senate Minority Leader […]

Editor’s Note: Wild weekend with many moving pieces. I am not ready for Monday. I am happy the big demonstrations came off with little violence, and a surprisingly upbeat attitude, even if the line of march and the ultimate goals seem a bit muddled. I think it is fair to observe that this is going […]

Editor’s Note: My eyes flew open down at the farm around five-thirty. I wanted to get back north and at least bid my guests for the big march a fervent farewell after the time they invested in driving down to participate. It was pre-dawn on the trip back, dark and foggy, but it is entirely […]

Editor’s Note: The ladies from Massachusetts made it to Arlington some time long after I was asleep at the farm. The plans to get them a parking pass and the keys to my unit worked, according to Donna this morning, who cheerfully rang me up to dispel any misgivings. She and her pals were going […]

20 January 2017 Editor’s Note: There is something going on downtown this morning- some transfer of power or something- and I have other places I want to be. in fact, I rose at that place a few years ago feeling the same sort of dislocation I am feeling this morning. No major incidents of violence […]

Editor’s Note: I hope things go well tomorrow. I have a commitment in town this evening- the ‘town’ being on the more pleasant side of the Potomac- and then will flee to the countryside where, with a little luck, nothing at all will happen. There being no alternative, I suppose we will just see how […]

Editor’s Note: So, this week the Big Surprise is apparently going to happen. Weather is not bad, all things considered, and the closures are going to start happening all over town. Some of them are by the Law Enforcement people, and others are rumored to be planned to disrupt the various events that will signal […]

Editor’s Note: So, the big deal in Your Nation’s Capital this week is avoiding what is going to start happening later this week. I plan to be safely at the farm, well away from the commotion downtown. Rumors are swirling about what may- or may not- be in store. The DC Anti-Fascist Coalition apparently intends […]

(Planning the Post-War World. Potsdam Leaders, July, 1945) The dining room of Tracy O’Grady’s Willow restaurant is a contrast to the bar area where I normally hang out. It is much lighter and airier than the dark wood area, though it shares a certain intimacy. It is all white table-cloths and spare elegant furnishings with […]