... ambitions. The distinction formerly made between the American people and the Bush administration is also eroding. Majorities in only 7 of 14 count... ...IMF), by now widely considered to have degenerated into a long arm of the American administration. The United Nations Security Council, raucous pro... ...an order (the equivalent of today's "oligarchs") - lucratively transacted with the administration. When erstwhile state functions - such as tax col... ...over. Life in Rome improved dramatically with the introduction of autocracy. Roman administration was streamlined and became less corrupt. Food sec... ... veteran role models: murky campaign finances, venal revolving doors between state administration and private enterprise, endemic corruption, self... ...Iraqi government, the legislation languished in acrimony. The debt question is not academic. As the London Times observes: "As things stand, no one...