Lux Americana

Earlier this week, the USNS Impeccable, which was originally described as a research vessel, was “harassed” by five Chinese ships 75 miles south of the Chinese island of Hainan.  According to U.S. naval reports, the Chinese vessels “shadowed and aggressively maneuvered in dangerously close proximity” to the Impeccable.  Tim Worstall has a comprehensive description of [...]

Here’s how elections work in North Korea:

You don’t really get to vote.
The little guy in the janitor jumpsuit and Elvis glasses “runs for re-election” to the “parliamentary seat” of the “constituency” he “represents,” and goes about threatening to nuke the neighbors.
100% of the vote is for Kim Jong-il!
In reality, the whole election is only about [...]