Mark Plotkin writes for the political website, The Hill, is a contributor to the BBC on American politics and is also a columnist for DC paper, The Georgetowner. He previously worked as the political analyst for WAMU-FM, Washington’s NPR affiliate, and for WTOP-FM, Washington’s all-news radio station. He is a winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in writing.

“Don’t view it politically. View it like a black person not being able to go to a hotel, a Jewish person not being able to join a country club, an ‘Irish Need Not Apply’ – or any other ethnic group. It is purposeful, legal, and deliberate exclusion. Then the indigenous population should be blamed. If they’re not so concerned about their colonial status and their second-class citizenship, why should I be?” Journalist Mark Plotkin on the issue of DC Statehood