Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.
That should be a beautiful photograph, and I’ve certainly found the Capitol impressive in the past. But it’s no longer possible to separate the building from its contemptible inhabitants, so that the building registers emotionally like a shot of the Kremlin or Tienanmen Square. Pretty, but too weighed down by sickening associations.
That should be a beautiful photograph, and I’ve certainly found the Capitol impressive in the past. But it’s no longer possible to separate the building from its contemptible inhabitants, so that the building registers emotionally like a shot of the Kremlin or Tienanmen Square. Pretty, but too weighed down by sickening associations.