As far as I’m concerned, though, in this century it’s “As Washington, DC Goes, so Goes the Nation.”
Why?

From human rights to livability, Washington, DC, the actual city-not-yet-a-State (@DCStateHood51), is nation leading in innovation and future-thinking, in a place with less to work with than most. Innovation always happens in the out of the way places.
I have probably walked over 1,000 miles in Washington, DC (see the record here), and I never tire of it. It’s a place with insatiable curiosity about the conditions that create a loving world for all, and the best laboratory for that creation.
The photographs below are ones I took in just the last 7 days in our nation’s capital.
A colleague recently asked me, “Is there a protest in DC every day?” I hesitated before offering answer and then I realized why. What I see is the future being born 🙂 .
Enjoy.