“Sally Quinn announces the end of power in Washington,” by Sally Quinn, The Washington Post, June 7, 2012

Speaking of outdated archetypes, Greg Gutfeld “rips ‘relic of a dying era’ Howard Dean over Netroots Nation remarks.” Dean’s whole speech sounded like he thought Jonah Goldberg’s The Tyranny of Cliches was a how-to guide for public speaking.

“Confirmed: The Death of the Cool,” by Ed Driscoll, June 11, 2012

“Our Celebrity President,” by Mark Steyn, NRO, June 9, 2012

“Bubble on the Potomac,” by Andrew Ferguson, Time, May 26, 2012

And bonus video about why NYC is soooooo much cooler: