People are watching the Reflecting Pool like reality TV. What does that say about us?

The reflecting pool resurfacing has had many dramatic twists and turns, from algae to arrests to a second draining. Jackie Lay/NPR

Jackie Lay/NPR

Of the many political dramas unfolding on any given day in the nation’s capital, one character has emerged as an unlikely star: the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The shallow, rectangular landmark has been the site of historic speeches and presidential inaugurations over the decades. But now, at age 104, it’s taken on

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