I haven't been watching the hearing, but I suspect this is right. Still, the failures of the US Attorney's office need greater exposure. And while I know this isn't always a popular opinion, but we also need more focus on the misguided public safety agenda of the DC Council.

Quite worse indeed. But that doesn't mean things are acceptable now. DC now being better than things were during the days of the crack epidemic, street turf shootouts, Marion Barry driving the city to insolvency, etc. is like finding out you have the flu instead of long COVID--it could be worse but it still sucks.

Oh man, the DC Bike Mafia is going to get you now…

It was worse. Early 90s were bad too. Doesn’t mean we have to accept what is now.

It's a schlep from Takoma Park, but it is indeed a great store and they seem to love hosting gaming events.

Hmm, as a Celtics fan in DC I guess I average out to somewhere between the Pacers and Hawks…

This is the third rail, because the “catch and release” model hasn’t exactly worked, but consigning a child to incarceration is a last resort. Of course, “last resort” doesn’t mean it’s never an appropriate consequence.