OF IDEALS AND GESTURES

Frankly, I didn’t give a damn if that guy blew up the Washington Monument or not. After they got all the people out, of course. I mean, they could always build another one without too much trouble, right? It’s not just that some sadistic gym teacher forced our senior class to jog to the top back in ’66—as a symbol it’s always been a little tacky, and later for symbols anyway.