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So now they tell us that Washington, D.C. needs saving from itself. The powers have rolled out the familiar drumbeat: crime is up, chaos is loose, order must be restored, blah, blah, blah. (Appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, violent crime statistics in Washington, DC, have declined at a faster rate

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