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Bending the Axis, Pt. 1

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Paul Geller
Aug 17, 2025
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On September 9th, 2009, the late summer heat lingered as the sun projected a western shadow over the Washington Monument. Theodore Olson walked toward his destination, the morning already warm at 79 degrees with light rain from overnight still dampening the marble steps. At 69, he moved with the measured confidence of someone who had argued before these…

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