This is the final year for Rolling Thunder’s famous bike tour of DC.  The chronically underfunded Pentagon charges them over $200,000 for parking and security, on a day when the massive parking lots are empty (gotta make a buck somewhere) and the organization sees that it will be a lot more effective helping actual veterans in the actual countryside. Trends in communication, information, and travel (if you believe car ads) reflect the independent iconology of the motorcycle — despite every effort by the central government to control and reverse this trend.  The idea of freedom to go where you want, think what … Continue reading Rolling Decentralization