More Bad News From The Polls

This weekend, as nemo’s faith in democracy waned from flagging to dead on arrival, the killshot was not delivered by a politician, but by FM radio. But let’s start with politicians: herein a quick list of elected leaders: Ahmadinejad Mbeki Mugabe Mededev Aristede Chavez Boxer Well, you get the idea. Still, the old Winston Churchill chestnut applies, and if it is heretical to suggest that some countries or societies might actually be better off under an authoritarian rule, first one mus