Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced yesterday that she would not seek a fourth term.

During her ten years at the helm of city government, Bowser gave District libertarians few reasons to actively support her. As she exits the scene and potential replacements announce their candidacy, I can't help but feel a sense of loss nonetheless.

Bowser supported any number of policies offensive to a limited government agenda, from stadium subsidies to minimum wage increases and tax hikes on ride-share services. Yet, for all her faults, she was much less of a progressive do-gooder than the city councils she governed with and mayors of other big blue cities.

It's notable that in response to her retirement announcement, the newly conservative Washington Post editorial board offered her qua

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