"Janna Malamud Smith: ""Bostonians are continuing in this city's centuries-old practice of demonstrating their patriotism by thinking for themselves and resisting improper uses of power."" Pictured: John Fish, Boston's bid chairman and now the head of Boston 2024, speaks during a news conference in Boston Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 after Boston was picked by the USOC as its bid city for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. (Winslow Townson/AP)"