News & Politics 1940 Census Launch Sputters Months of anticipation lead to frustration as the Census records from 1940 fail to materialize online as expected. Capital Comment, Local News, News & GossipApril 2, 2012
News & Politics Where Do I Come From? The April publication of the 1940 census records—the biggest pile of data ever released online—makes it easier to answer that. Capital Comment, Local NewsMarch 30, 2012
News & Politics The Kennedy Center’s Turnaround Artist He was hailed as a miracle man for the arts when he came to the Kennedy Center, and Michael Kaiser’s portfolio and influence just keep growing. PeopleNovember 9, 2011
News & Politics A War to Remember—but How? How Obama should remember the Confederacy as the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaches The White HouseNovember 10, 2010
News & Politics Making Musicians Play Like Devils & Angels When the National Symphony Orchestra picked Christoph Eschenbach to be its next music director, it didn’t play it safe. The drama-loving conductor can be controversial, but he’ll never be boring. Arts & EventsDecember 1, 2009
News & Politics Viva Domingo! At 68, the world’s most famous tenor keeps on singing—and managing and conducting and coaching and fundraising and shuttling around the globe. His fans at the Washington National Opera hope he continues doing all that right here. Arts & EventsMarch 1, 2009
News & Politics Signature’s Eric Schaeffer: After the Flop His Broadway hopes bombed, but that doesn’t seem to faze Signature’s Eric Schaeffer. His dreams are as big as ever. PeopleJuly 1, 2008
1940 Census Launch Sputters