Politics
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Leaf Blowers, The Sequel: a Call for Cooperation, not Coercion
Read more: Leaf Blowers, The Sequel: a Call for Cooperation, not CoercionWe are back to the gas-powered leaf blowers. Recall Bill 18-22, signed into law on October 9, 2023, prohibits the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers by July 1, 2024, and use of such equipment by July 1, 2025. Council Member Gabe Albornoz was the only dissenting vote at the time. Here we are, two weeks…
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Jawando’s Seven Black Fathers: Conclusion—Who JW is and who he could be
Read more: Jawando’s Seven Black Fathers: Conclusion—Who JW is and who he could beThe date is December 3, 2018. The inauguration ceremony for the new County Council and County Executive is under way. Among the honorees is new council member Will Jawando wearing a West African boubou and kufi. People snickered. I snickered. “This is grandstanding. This is demographic baiting.” How wrong I was; how wrong we all…
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No Kings (or Queens) in MoCo
Read more: No Kings (or Queens) in MoCoLadies, did you realize you were the victims of gender-based exclusion on June 14? That was the day of several “No Kings” rallies throughout Montgomery County. For a county that takes pride in its progressive values, a No Kings rally is outright gender bias. We should be holding No Kings and No Queens rallies, because…
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Who will win the race for county executive? Nobody.
Read more: Who will win the race for county executive? Nobody.As of this writing, there are five candidates chasing the Democratic primary win for county executive: Will Jawando, Evan Glass, Andrew Friedson, Celeste Iroha, and Mithun Banerjee. This guarantees that nobody will win a majority vote. Let’s get into the details. The “winner” of our local primary elections is the one who accumulates the most…
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Jawando’s Seven Black Fathers: Part 4—Catholic University vs. NAACP
Read more: Jawando’s Seven Black Fathers: Part 4—Catholic University vs. NAACPIn chapter 6 of My Seven Black Fathers, Will Jawando describes his struggle to improve the lot of service workers at Catholic University. He noticed how terribly the service workers were treated—by students, managers, and administration. He sought to open a chapter of the NAACP that would represent those workers. A social-justice sociology professor, Dean…
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Unions, conference centers, and Michael Bell’s three steps of local policy grief
Read more: Unions, conference centers, and Michael Bell’s three steps of local policy griefIn On Death and Dying, Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross describes what has become a useful model for the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. While not universally accepted, this model quite remarkably describes my recovery from two difficult losses, one emotional, another financial. The best part of Dr. Ross’s model is…
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John Locke, Tyranny, and MoCo
Read more: John Locke, Tyranny, and MoCoOne of DC’s architectural treasures is Georgetown’s Riggs Library. Quoting Atlas Obscura, “Riggs has four floors of cast iron walkways laid out around a central light court. Sixteen columns divide the hall into smaller alcoves and two spiral staircases connect walkways.” Trust me, Riggs is one of those spots for which viewing electronic images is…
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New MD Bill: Don’t use Grok to Mock Me!!
Read more: New MD Bill: Don’t use Grok to Mock Me!!Always on the hunt for potential mechanisms that might undermine their authority or persuade votes to question their service, MoCo Delegate Anne Kaiser has sponsored legislation in the General Assembly to: Prohibiting a person from using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter’s voting decision; providing that fraud includes the use of synthetic…
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Legislative Achievements of Vice President Will Jawando
Read more: Legislative Achievements of Vice President Will JawandoWe are convinced that election to President and Vice President must be done simply on the basis of years of service and have nothing to do with successful enacting legislative priorities that benefit the county. Here is quick summary of the legislative achievements of the newly selected Vice President of the County Council, Will Jawando.…
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Once again, Reardon Sullivan provides a dose of inspiration
Read more: Once again, Reardon Sullivan provides a dose of inspirationOur county’s elected, appointed, and shadow governments are almost entirely progressive—in the entitled and coercive form of the doctrine. Reforms that are badly needed (job creation, zoning, school choice, voting reform, taxation, etc.) are blocked in favor of imbecilic laws to protect us from unnecessarily paying an extra $68/year at the gas pump. Activists in…