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A few hours before a looming shutdown, DC is a very postmodern place.

Referenced works:

Dara on the DACA situation

Dylan Matthew on past shutdowns

Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard

On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences by Julian Zelizer

How the National Parks Became the Biggest Battleground in the Shutdown from The Atlantic, by Garance Franke-Ruta

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