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The viral video of a Los Angeles restaurateur protesting that her outdoor dining space was shut down, while city officials allowed a production company to set up a catering tent in an adjoining space, rightly provoked anger across the country.
Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He is the author of “The Permanent Coup” and “The Plot Against the President.”
