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Some people just can’t let go of things. Just yesterday, I was confronted by a progressive friend who corrected me when I referred to a certain airport in Washington, DC as “Reagan”. For better or worse, they changed the name over a decade ago, and no amount of beating would make that horse deader. I didn’t think much of Reagan, but I also don’t think any debate benefits from the sort... Read moreSome people just can’t let go of things. Just yesterday, I was confronted by a progressive friend who corrected me when I referred to a certain airport in Washington, DC as “Reagan”. For better or worse, they changed the name over a decade ago, and no amount of beating would make that horse deader. I didn’t think much of Reagan, but I also don’t think any debate benefits from the sort of childish pushback-at-all-costs that seems to characterize so much public discussion in the US these days. I don’t want to be one of those single-issue people. View page