Which Enemy?
A recurring theme in the history of fallen nations is that some factions in a local dispute see advantage in allying with an aggressive outsider against their local enemies. In this fashion a few British adventurers conquered India, Cortez conquered the Aztecs, Rome invaded Britain, and Persia subdued Babylon. So too today, the Republican Party of the United States seems prepared to tolerate massive interference in our electoral process and other corrupt practices in the hope of enacting the unpopular wishes of their plutocratic masters. Paul Krugman today: The story so far: A foreign dictator intervened on behalf of a U.S. presidential candidate — and that candidate won. Close associates of the new president were in contact with the dictator’s espionage officials during the campaign, and his national security adviser was forced out over improper calls to that country’s ambassador — but not until the press reported it; the president learned about his actions weeks earlier, but t...