[7/12/06: Welcome Romenesko readers. Please click here to read all my recent posts about Michigamua, or click here to view a slightly outdated page about the group.] Ok, people, I’m trying to give the old ‘gamua beat a break, but with big news, I just can’t resist: Ann Arbor News: Suit claims U-M, secret society […]
We’re Back
This site has been dark for a few days after the server it lived on croaked. However, thanks to quick thinking by friend and tech guru Scott Trudeau, we are up and running on a new server. Thanks, Scott!
Unify Your Executive
Typically behind the times politically I had been hearing some rumblings lately about a couple buzzwords you may have heard, the “unitary executive” theory of presidential power and President Bush’s practice of issuing “signing statements” when he signs bills into law. (I have to thank in part Diane Rehm’s Feb. 7th show) Some simple googling […]
Blog Panel
I’m participating in a panel discussion about blogs tomorrow for an association of museums, venues, and other cultural organizations here in DC. Although it’s designed for their members’ PR people, the info is after the jump if you’re curious. I’m looking forward to participating.
Our Historical Heroes
Tonight I talked with a U-M student named Jared Press. He actually got in touch with me through a professor friend to talk about jobs (He’s interested in urban planning and thinking about moving back to DC) but in the course of the conversation I found out he helps run a t-shirt company with a […]
Books About DC I Want To Read
Hopefully this will be an evolving list. The Secret City: A History of Race Relations in the Nation’s Capital by Constance Green The Hidden History of Washington, DC by Tingba Apidta Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C. by Howard F., Jr. Gillette Urban Odyssey: A Multicultural […]
Tasting the “Delicious Frappe of Executive Priviledge”
But we are facing a deadly enemy that wants to hit us again. And hit us hard. And as President, I’ve got to stop all the hitting. We celebrate tonight the confirmation of Justice Ah-leet-toe. He’s going to be a powerful ally in the war on terror. Because he’s going to let me hit whoever […]