{"id":4406,"date":"2009-09-30T10:59:16","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2009-09-30T10:59:16","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T14:59:16","slug":"harry-potter-and-the-congressional-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/dance-party\/09\/30\/harry-potter-and-the-congressional-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter and the Congressional Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"
The US of A, bastion of rational thought<\/a> and scientific reasoning<\/a>, denied JK Rowling a Medal of Freedom because Bush administration officials believed she “encouraged witchcraft”<\/a>. While metaphorical witch hunts are par for the course, I didn’t realize that there were people who still believed in shit like that<\/a>. <\/p>\n