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A 'Mad Max'-style turf war is unfolding on the National Mall
Unlicensed, Unchecked, and UnruledThe SceneAround Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, food trucks are crammed bumper-to-bumper, some without prices posted, some apparently unlicensed, some blocking hydrants, and at least one spilling gasoline. One vendor says a competitor tried to stab him in the eye with a screwdriver. The reporting uses “Mad Max” language because the environment looks like a collapse of basic order.The Real Power Is the Enforcer Who Isn’t EnforcingThe important actors here are not the truck owners alone. The real power sits with the institutions that control vending around…
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