George Washington

President Trump entered office with the most ostentatious promises, but, ironically, his tenure could end up remembered more like Silent Calvin Coolidge than Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Opinion

Making presidents less great again

February 19, 2018 5:01 am

In 1913, a freshly inaugurated President Woodrow Wilson delivered his State of the Union address to both chambers of Congress in a joint session. (AP Photo, File)

Beltway Confidential

State of the Union addresses aren’t usually shocking, but the 1913 one was

J. Mark Powell -

January 30, 2018 5:01 am

The opportunity to retrace the steps of the Battle of Trenton comes every year just after Christmas during Patriots Week, when Ralph Siegel, a Trenton-area historian who is also a licensed Civil War battlefield guide, serves as the narrator for a 10-block walk around town. (Picture courtesy of Kevin Mooney)

Beltway Confidential

The brilliant George Washington decision that changed the tide of the American Revolution

Kevin Mooney -

January 10, 2018 12:28 am

President Trump waves as he boards Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump, and Barron Trump, 11, at the Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is returning to Washington after spending Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump attacks ‘Democrat excuse for losing election, Russia, Russia, Russia’ during return from Thanksgiving break

Josh Siegel -

November 26, 2017 10:13 pm

Media hype around the recreation of George Washington's distillery gets credit for sparking a revival in rye.

Washington Secrets

Whiskey sales soar 900%, reopening of Washington’s distillery credited

Paul Bedard -

October 24, 2017 6:46 pm

The same mindset rooted in the precautionary principle that is opposed to PennEast would have also prevented Washington's audacious crossing of the Delaware. (Wikipedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

Today’s environmentalists would have blocked George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River

Kevin Mooney -

October 16, 2017 10:01 pm

Magazine

Mutiny and Identity

James M. Banner Jr. -

September 1, 2017 7:00 am

Federalism, Separation of Powers, and the Bill of Rights gave more power to individuals and localities to control their own destinies, create and influence laws, and be protected from government abuse. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Back to school: All colleges should require a class on Constitution and civic literacy

Ron Meyer -

August 28, 2017 7:23 pm

Fallon and Meyers, dressed as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, explained why

News

‘SNL’: Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers play George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to address statue controversy

Daniel Chaitin -

August 18, 2017 6:01 am

Half the press greeted this as an absurd question or suggestion. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Opinion

No, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson aren’t next

Washington Examiner -

August 17, 2017 4:01 am

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Tag: George Washington

State of the Union addresses aren’t usually shocking, but the 1913 one was

The brilliant George Washington decision that changed the tide of the American Revolution

Trump attacks ‘Democrat excuse for losing election, Russia, Russia, Russia’ during return from Thanksgiving break

Whiskey sales soar 900%, reopening of Washington’s distillery credited

Today’s environmentalists would have blocked George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River

Mutiny and Identity

Back to school: All colleges should require a class on Constitution and civic literacy

‘SNL’: Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers play George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to address statue controversy

No, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson aren’t next

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