After the preschool years, kids still like cartoons, but they want something more complex than straightforward messages about friendship and sharing. They like a bit of conflict, some bad guys (who ...

New Jersey’s new, broom-wielding Governor Walter Evans Edge struck a blow at the very vitals of the kakistocracy* in Democratic Boss Frank Hague’s Hudson County. He signed into law a bill ...

In 1895, the future 26th president of the United States offered a critique of the spoils system and argued in favor of a nonpartisan and rigorously vetted civil service. “The government cannot endure ...

JVL and Mona talk about the post-Pax Americana world, Napoleon, and taking to the streets. Just Between Us is a podcast exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Mona Charen and her Bulwark ...

Last week, several drew Elon Musk giving President Donald Trump a piggyback ride. They were inspired by Musk and his 4-year-old son's visit to the White House. The boy rode on his father's ...

To the editor: I never knew an ideocratic kakistocracy could be so efficient. I’m sure a record is being set! We have gone from being regarded as a respected and staunch ally of similar ...

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Duo, the green cartoon owl mascot for language learning app Duolingo, has died, and singer Dua Lipa is grieving. The brand announced Duo’s passing on Tuesday, writing in a cheeky statement on th ...

The lucky ones get billions of pork. There is a word for a rule by the incompetent and the worst of men: kakistocracy. It rhymes with kleptocracy.

Every day since 2004, Cartoon Brew has delivered the latest news, trends and ideas in animation to over 25,000 different artists, entertainment execs and cartoon aficionados. The site, under the ...

Is there any better evidence to prove the decent towards a kakistocracy (a Greek term for a government by the most unscrupulous or unsuitable people) than to listen to a foreign minister who pleads ...