@mffisher

After 4 decades at The Washington Post, now writing at @citycast_dc, @NewYorker, @Momentmagazine. Books: Trump Revealed, Something in the Air, After The Wall

 Washington, DC
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Joined July 2008
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There’s something deeply satisfying about rolling along the free lanes of the Beltway in Virginia at about double the speed of folks who paid $23 to be in the Lexus Lanes
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New column: D.C. is having the wrong debate about Waymo. It's not about safety; it's about our new world of AI and its primary engine —unchecked greed in this speed-worshipping age. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/dc-is…

D.C. Is Having the Wrong Debate About Waymo · City Cast DC

We think it's about safety, jobs and innovation. But our city is just part of a national battle over money.

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The last time America methodically attacked its own core talents, Washington became the stage for witch hunts and the politics of personal destruction. That time is powerfully recalled in a riveting production of "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" at Arena Stage through Dec. 6
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Sure but then let’s ban beef and pork and chicken….and also vegetables too because is a study that says that maybe indications of suffering…..we have children hungry in USA and the World….lets end hunger and then we talk….. 😇
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Replying to @monicavenzke
It's incredibly cruel. Should be banned. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_g…

Foie gras controversy - Wikipedia

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If you thought you had a difficult relationship with Mom, you ain’t seen nothing yet….
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Well, I guess that's one lady who's not going to get a Mother's Day card next year! Holy cow!
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Ann Hornaday, one of the most thoughtful, elegant and entertaining film critics of the movie era, is dead. She wrote for The Washington Post for decades. washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Ann Hornaday, longtime Washington Post film critic, dies at 66

Ann Hornaday, who helped Post readers understand the enduring magic and occasional disappointment of movies, died Sunday at her home in Baltimore. She was 66.

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New column: The Trump administration's savage destruction of hundreds of trees on D.C.'s East Potomac golf course is in keeping with its belief that the public good consists of bulldozing the beautiful and keeping out the riffraff. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/the-s…

The Senseless Destruction of East Potomac Park · City Cast DC

It was meant to be a park for the people. That vision is dying — along with a lot of trees.

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Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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Whoa. Fire from Judge Ana Reyes just now "I don't know how I could've made it clearer!" "What has happened has cost the government all of its credibility!" Judge says Team Trump needed to - but didn't -- alert court before toppling of 100s of trees at DC's East Potomac Park
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Paul McLeary@paulmclearyOct 8
NEW: Pete Hegseth says the execution of Fort Hood killer Maj. Hassan will be public. Hegseth: “He’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public…”
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New column: California voters will decide next month whether to tax billionaires to address income inequality. In DC, the voter initiative is far less momentous: it's about banning a delectable dish from menus. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/dc-fo…

The Decadent Dumbness of D.C.’s Foie Gras Ban · City Cast DC

The non-debate shows what’s wrong with D.C.’s doomed ballot-initiative system.

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Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy stolen from the grounds of RFK Stadium in D.C. wapo.st/4zkDzd4

Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy is reported stolen from D.C. stadium site

The memorial sculpture had been in front of the former stadium that bore Kennedy’s name since 1969.

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I wondered how fan sentiment on Nats’ ownership might change after an improved season. The answer: The fan base has never been more displeased with ownership. In your estimation, it’s the last thing holding the team back. More thoughts from the fan base: nytimes.com/athletic/7637734…
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A D.C. jury couldn’t reach unanimity about whether Trayon White’s corrupt acts legally constituted bribery. That doesn’t absolve the D.C. Council of its duty to expel him—again. New column: dc.citycast.fm/opinion/the-d…

The D.C. Council Should Expel Trayon White. Again. · City Cast DC

He may have gotten a hung jury, but he still leaves a moral stain on D.C.'s good name.

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NEWS: There's a notice from prosecutors in Ward 8 Council member Trayon White's federal bribery trial that law enforcement observed "improper juror contact" today. Someone in the public said within earshot of an alternate juror: "You broke our hearts. You were our hung jury."
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Emma Uber@EmmaUber7Sep 23
NEW: The prosecutors in Trayon White's trial filed a notice of improper juror contact. According to the filing, law enforcement officers saw a member of the public approach one of the jurors who had been released from deliberations as an alternate and say "You broke our hearts. You were our hung jury." It was juror one, a Black man and doctor.
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David Plotz@davidplotzSep 23
Great @mffisher piece about the dreadful SCOTUS decision that basically legalized political corruption and bribery dc.citycast.fm/opinion/trayo…

If Trayon White Walks, Blame the Supreme Court · City Cast DC

Judges legalized what used to be called corruption. From D.C. to Texas, the results are ugly.

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“What you need me to do, man?” Trayon White asked the man who gave him an envelope full of cash. But the DC council member now on trial on bribery charges may walk. Here’s why… dc.citycast.fm/opinion/trayo…

If Trayon White Walks, Blame the Supreme Court · City Cast DC

Judges legalized what used to be called corruption. From D.C. to Texas, the results are ugly.

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I ate grasshopper tacos while reporting the obituary of the David George Gordon, the bug chef. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dinin…
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If Trump takes down the Kennedy Center, odds are nobody goes to jail—Sylvie McNamara examines the sad impotence of the law against a president who knows he will face no consequences washingtonian.com/2026/09/18…

If Trump Demolishes the Kennedy Center, We Have Problems - Washingtonian

Is the US actually barreling toward a constitutional crisis over the lettering on an arts complex's façade?

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