January 1979 Issue [Article] Rome on the Potomac Download PDF Adjust Share Washington may become America's first city-state by Walter Berns, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 1967- 20th century Constitutional law Politics and government Representative government and representation State rights Statehood (American politics) United States Washington (D.C.) More from Walter Berns Terms of endearment Legislating love For capital punishment The morality of anger Absurdity at the New York Times Adjust Share