December 10, 2013 11:43AM 

# D.C.‘s Most Suitable Holiday Decoration Ever? 

By [Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson) 

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The Christmas tree this year at Union Station overlooking the U.S. Capitol, a gift from the government of Norway, is decorated with 700 ornaments depicting Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” to commemorate the famous painter’s 150th birthday. How Washington-appropriate can you get?

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