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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Everywhere At Once

the king of patriotic art

Monica Hesse (thanks, Raja): In the grand Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol, at a reception held by the National Association of Business Political Action Committees, Jake McGuire is selling.



"Ike Skelton bought about 600 of these," he is saying. "It's a classic, elegant shot."



He is selling to Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) -- trying to convince the cornered congressman to buy his photos because fellow congressmen like Skelton have purchased his photos, because Important Moguls have purchased his photos, because Oprah Winfrey has one of his photos.



She didn't purchase it so much as he handed it to her when he saw her at the bar of the Georgetown Four Seasons, but still.



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