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Not sure if you’re aware of this, but the Internet has changed everything.

A bit of gonzo reportage from NoVa and D.C.

A tennis match in England and a country picnic in Texas make for a distinctly American Fourth of July.

An admiring, but non-liberal, fan of The West Wing wonders: How do we go about electing such a perfect president?

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Norfolk Attempts to Silence Eminent Domain Protest 21 May 2012, 7:00 pm

  Government officials in Norfolk, Va., are not only taking a local business, they are telling the owners to be quiet about it. Central Radio Company has been in Norfolk for nearly 80 years. Founded in 1934, Central Radio serviced radio equipment for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Today, it employs more than 100 people [...]

Source: AFF Doublethink Online AFF Doublethink Online | Robert Frommer and Erica Smith

DC Dog Owners on a Tight Leash 17 May 2012, 9:05 pm

After having thus successively taken each member of the community in its powerful grasp and fashioned him at will, the supreme power then extends its arm over the whole community. It covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform… -Alexis de Tocqueville, from “Democracy in America.” Getting a [...]

Source: AFF Doublethink Online AFF Doublethink Online | Amanda Carey