If you want a demonstration of how democracies can degenerate into deplorable farce, then Pakistan is usually a good example. For one
The failed assassination attempt against ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan recently was not a surprise. When I covered the controversies around
The tedious and interminable gameshow-styled spectacle of the Tory leadership contest(s) seems to have finally concluded… after weeks and weeks of smug,
History is cyclical, they say. Or, to quote George Lucas, “it’s like poetry, it rhymes.” That idea has been very much in
Anyone still enjoying the embarrassing spectacle of the Conservative leadership contest in the UK? I will assume not any more than anyone
It really is extraordinary how easy it is to convince people to vote against their own best interests over and over again.
It’s an extraordinary fact of Pakistan’s turbulent history that no Prime Minister has ever been able to see out a full term.
So… Haiti. And the assassination of its president, Juvenal Moise. What on earth was that about? The various, often conflicting, reports in
The even more serious question might be ‘What almost happened?’ And how much of what transpired between the Presidential Election and the
Having fairly enjoyed the Phoenix Resurrection story (reviewed here), I was always going to be watching with interest to see what would