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The article discusses the author's claim that Washington, D.C. is not prepared to handle a major hurricane as of 2017, and it mentions the impact that a hurricane could have on the American federal government and national security. The damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida is addressed, along with the possibility that a large hurricane could cripple the government agencies that are designed to protect the U.S. The Potomac River and the dangers associated with flooding and heavy rainfall are assessed. Flood-proofing procedures are also mentioned.

The article discusses the author's claim about the whiteness of Washington, D.C., and it mentions the use of white marble and paint in the construction of various historical monuments, museums, and memorials in the city, as well as information about the history of America's White House presidential residence and European neoclassicism architecture and art. The symbolic nature of Washington, D.C.'s whiteness is examined, along with gentrification and black people in the city.

In the article, the author discusses the efforts by students in U.S. universities as of mid-2016 to call for the removal of public figures who were linked to racism or heinous activities against humanity on campuses. Also cited are the move by Georgetown University to study its possible participation in the dark history of racism in the U.S., and its renaming of a building named after Thomas Mulledy, who sold the university's slaves in 1838 to pay off the school's debt.