The Summer of Our Discontent

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I remember fondly the way Washington would shut down in the summer so that the city could give itself a breather, but that was before our politics went haywire.

First, here’s more from The Atlantic.

• The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling is going to be very, very expensive.

• The Black religion that’s been maligned for centuries

• Don’t forget that 43 Senate Republicans let Trump get away with it.

No Rest

I moved to Washington in the mid-1980s to finish graduate school and begin a job