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Politics everywhere: The art on a restaurant’s wall causes indigestion in one customer

- November 9, 2009

Short story shorter: Andy Shallal runs some DC-area eateries. Bradley Blakeman loves Shallal’s pizza. One recent night while dining at the Shirlington branch, Blakeman looks up from his deliciious thin-crust pizza and what does he espy on the restaurant’s wall? Among other things, posters of Che Guevara and Lenin. Blakeman e-mails Shallal to object and urge Shallal to remove the offending posters. Shallal e-mails back, refusing to do so. Blakeman vows never to return. He’ll be eating his pizza elsewhere from now on. Let me suggest that political scientists consider employing the Pizza Tradeoff Test (PTT) as a true measure of ideological commitment. Someone who is willing to forsake a really tasty slice in deference to his political beliefs definitely qualifies. But what about Andy Shallal? He’s a true believer, too, but perhaps the PTT wouldn’t work so well for him, as he’s presumably gotten a little tired of eating pizza by now.

Anyway, as a service to Bradley Blakeman, here are some suggestions for other pizza joints to check out.