Since we moved into our house 18 years ago there's been a decrepit real estate office two blocks away on 24th Street.  Its window has hosted handmade signs and mid-Century artifacts that made it clear that the real estate agent owner thought right-wing Conservatism was the only true way to be a patriot.  His written comments were nasty, if occasionally funny. Today the store's owner and his handiwork were featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal. The article is an upbeat, "colorful local character" piece.  Okay. Harry Aleo, the guy, died a year ago, so he can [...]

Illustration by Matt Wuerker from a Politico.com article that appeals to my biases.