On Wednesday, no less credible a source than Slate.com announced that Lansing, Michigan, is the most relevant bellwether population center in the country. Where goeth Lansing, so goeth the nation, we say. (Crucial Waukesha County can f— off!)

Hours after the publication of the piece, as if to emphasize that Lansing is “where it all happens,” a 62-year-old Michigan state representative named Neil Friske delivered what may go down as the signature political arrest of the year, getting collared at 2:45 a.m. Thursday by Lansing PD because, according to an initial report by the MIRS news service, he had “chased an adult dancer after a disagreement” and “had a gun in his possession at the time.” Authorities say the county prosecutor’s office is reviewing........

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