Siouxsie Sioux was born on this day in 1957. Here she is with the classic early punk band the Banshees performing their first hit single “Hong Kong Garden,” circa 1978.
Ed Kilgore is a political columnist for New York and managing editor at the Democratic Strategist website. He was a contributing writer at the Washington Monthly from January 2012 until November 2015, and was the principal contributor to the Political Animal blog.
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