I considered delivering massive doses of Valium to the D.C. Council chamber earlier this week. The level of hysteria was alarming: Many folks testifying before the Committee on Government Operations wanted to ban every campaign contribution fathomable while labeling everyone — contractors, lobbyists, corporations, corporate executives and their relatives — corrupt or potentially corrupt.

People are traumatized; that’s understandable. Federal investigations have resulted in guilty pleas by two council members, political handlers and nonprofit executives. And, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. isn’t finished.

Recommended Stories

The parties have flipped on support for Israel

Congress and bureaucrats try to catch up AI, with predictable results

Divisive concepts and those who teach them