Local politics in Washington, D.C., are a mess, according to Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King, and it’s not solely the fault of crooked politicians. In the shadow of fallen council chair Kwame Brown, is an incident in which a council member’s re-election committee was found guilty of violating campaign contribution laws. Instead of being…

Attorney General Eric Holder made an important speech at the 145th anniversary celebration of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church’s two weeks ago in Washington, D.C., but parishioner and Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King says Holder’s words were overshadowed by petty politics from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). With 22 other Republican members of Congress, Issa recommended that…

Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King says the state of America’s capital city is worse now than it was in the days of former Mayor Marion Barry and the infamous crack pipe. At least he was a one-off, says King, who charges that embattled politicians are a dime a dozen in Washington, D.C., and their…

For those who think marijuana and prescription pills are a parent’s biggest worry, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King says there’s a new legal drug of choice. Called K2 or “Kush,” the drug has a risk of “anxiety attacks, convulsions, fast heart rates and raised blood pressure” and can be purchased at your local gas…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post column that Republican presidential candidates, most notably Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, have nothing on politicians in the District of Columbia when it comes to making a mockery of campaign-finance law.  The mockery of campaign finance laws evident in fundraising and spending among the Republican presidential candidates,…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post column that it is unknown where Sulaimon Brown’s accusations involving payments and a job promise by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration will lead. But one thing for certain, he writes, is that Brown is crazy like a fox. I had never met or heard of Sulaimon Brown…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post opinion column that the memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. is testament to the strength of his will. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech did not spark an “aha” moment, causing the South to repudiate segregation in all its ugly forms. Neither did the…

Colbert I. King writes in his Washington Post opinion column that a possible investigation into the D.C. Council’s award of the city’s $38 million lottery contract could unveil a cloak of secrecy surrounding online gambling and a host of other issues. “We don’t discuss ongoing investigations,” D.C. Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby told me this…

Colbert I. King, in his Washington Post column, argues that the luxurious Martha’s Vineyard is the last place President Barack Obama should find himself when millions of Americans are unemployed and the nation’s economic future hangs in the balance. Is there anyone in the White House with nerve enough to tell Barack Obama that Martha’s…