Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, which arrives groggy after a day in the sun and a night staying up too late watching World Cup soccer. So just what is the Great American State Fair like? Well, in some ways, it is a perfect encapsulation of the nation in 2026: a raw display of power, all built for speed, but with small acts of defiance everywhere!

Dean Cain, the actor who was once Superman, turned to television’s Dr. Oz on the Freedom Stage and asked, “Why are people saying there’s no one here?”