-
Farewell to the Spectator
December 16, 2011 | 8 comments
-
Tentative Praise for Ryan’s New Bipartisan Medicare Plan
December 15, 2011 | 3 comments
-
The Day Ahead: Thursday, December 15
December 15, 2011 | 0 comments
-
Examiner for Romney, National Review Against Gingrich
December 14, 2011 | 39 comments
-
Paul Ryan to Introduce New Medicare Plan with Democrat Ron Wyden
December 14, 2011 | 4 comments
The Spectacle Blog
We already knew that, beginning roughly with the start of the financial crisis, the metro D.C. area was gaining in prominence relative to other big American cities. D.C. suburbs now make up six of the 10 richest counties in America, including the top three.
New Census data shows that the D.C. area has grown faster than anywhere else in the past decade. Three D.C. suburbs, led by Arlington County, were among the four municipalities showing the greatest income gains over the period measured between Censuses, 2000-2009. The median household income in Arlington County increased $12,705 in that timespan.
View all comments (1) | Leave a comment
More Blog Posts by Joseph Lawler
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/02/04/dc-is-rich-getting-richer
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
Current Issue
- What’s in a Name?
- The Demise of Money and Credit
- Downton’s Class System — and Ours
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
H/T to National Review Online
ADVERTISEMENT
Occam's Tool| 2.7.11 @ 5:56PM
Unfortunately, DC's wealth is a zero-sum game.