A Photo of the Base of the Taft Bridge in Washington DC
Those who enjoyed this post on Benjamin Franklin or this one on Robert Jackson but who don't enjoy this photo, shot on Friday in Rock Creek Park in Washington DC, deserve none of them.
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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